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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

How did Ken Idstein spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Republican Ken Idstein's election campaign committee, Friends of Ken Idstein, spent $7,795 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Idstein's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,269) going to Nutritional Institute in Grayslake. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Idstein's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$2,269
29.1%
Staff salaries
$2,075
26.6%
Election day expenses
$832
10.7%
Insurance
$660
8.5%
Supplies
$521
6.7%
Postage
$500
6.4%
Fund raising (food)
$484
6.2%
Robo calls
$281
3.6%
Website expenses
$171
2.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Alex O'Connor
2018-05-01
$1,250
Staff salaries
Nutritional Institute
2018-05-24
$1,219
Rent
Nutritional Institute
2018-06-05
$1,050
Rent
Griff Winters
2018-05-03
$832
Election day expenses
Kristine Bean
2018-06-01
$825
Staff salaries
State Farm Ins
2018-06-26
$660
Insurance
Holly Press
2018-05-17
$521
Supplies
The Vine Restaurant
2018-06-18
$484
Fund raising (food)
Campaign Marketing Strategies
2018-04-02
$281
Robo calls
United States Postal Service
2018-06-20
$200
Postage
GoDaddy.com, LLC
2018-06-21
$171
Website expenses
United States Postal Service
2018-06-19
$150
Postage
United States Postal Service
2018-06-11
$100
Postage
United States Postal Service
2018-05-22
$50
Postage

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