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Monday, December 23, 2024

How did Karen Feldman spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Republican Karen Feldman's election campaign committee, Friends of Karen Feldman, spent $158,356 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Feldman's committee spent the most on television media in the quarter, with all those payments ($129,596) going to Comcast SYS 1277,1863,4088,5126,6221 in Bingham Farms. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Feldman's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television media
$129,596
81.8%
Production media expenses
$15,471
9.8%
Principal payment, feldman
$2,500
1.6%
Consulting
$2,070
1.3%
Legal fees
$2,000
1.3%
Digital ads
$1,762
1.1%
Food
$1,462
0.9%
Promotional items
$1,099
0.7%
Campaign staff
$1,000
0.6%
Candidate lodging
$830
0.5%
Office supplies
$217
0.1%
Payroll
$200
0.1%
Staff lodging
$146
< 0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Comcast SYS 1277,1863,4088,5126,6221
2018-10-19
$29,750
Television media
Comcast SYS 1277,1863,4088,5126,6221
2018-10-28
$29,750
Television media
Comcast SYS 1277,1863,4088,5126,6221
2018-10-02
$23,365
Television media
Comcast SYS 1277,1863,4088,5126,6221
2018-10-08
$23,365
Television media
Comcast SYS 1277,1863,4088,5126,6221
2018-10-13
$23,365
Television media
Strategic Media Services
2018-10-19
$3,545
Production media expenses
Strategic Media Services
2018-10-28
$3,545
Production media expenses
Strategic Media Services
2018-10-02
$2,793
Production media expenses
Strategic Media Services
2018-10-08
$2,793
Production media expenses
Strategic Media Services
2018-10-13
$2,793
Production media expenses
Jeffrey Feldman
2018-11-09
$2,500
Principal payment, feldman
Neil S. Ament, Esq
2018-11-05
$2,000
Legal fees
Awesome Campaigns
2018-10-10
$1,345
Consulting
Half Day Brewing Company
2018-11-07
$1,033
Food
Jordan Ryan
2018-12-01
$1,000
Campaign staff
Awesome Campaigns
2018-10-29
$725
Consulting
DBP Chicago
2018-11-04
$672
Promotional items
Ruben Digital
2018-10-15
$600
Digital ads
Facebook
2018-11-01
$500
Digital ads
AIA Services, LLC
2018-11-05
$426
Promotional items
Extended Stay - Vernon Hills
2018-11-04
$388
Candidate lodging
Extended Stay - Vernon Hills
2018-11-04
$355
Candidate lodging
Facebook
2018-12-04
$337
Digital ads
Facebook
2018-10-22
$250
Digital ads
Samuel Feldman
2018-11-07
$200
Payroll

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