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Friday, November 22, 2024

How did Richard B Amato spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Republican Richard B Amato's election campaign committee, Citizens for Rick Amato, spent $11,413 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Amato's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 91.2% of this total ($4,347) going to Linc Strategy in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Amato's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$4,765
41.8%
Radio advertising
$2,585
22.7%
Literature
$1,317
11.5%
Signs
$1,301
11.4%
Newspaper advertising
$700
6.1%
Election day expenses
$282
2.5%
Marketing
$245
2.2%
Promotional items
$215
1.9%

Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Linc Strategy
2016-10-31
$4,347
Mailing
Nelson Multimedia
2016-10-10
$2,180
Radio advertising
Provident Direct
2016-10-31
$1,317
Literature
Meridian
2016-10-24
$1,301
Signs
Shaw Media
2016-10-20
$700
Newspaper advertising
Provident Direct
2016-10-03
$418
Mailing
Ryam Braden
2016-10-31
$405
Radio advertising
Tom & Jerrys
2016-11-08
$282
Election day expenses
Linc Strategy
2016-10-13
$245
Marketing
Meridian
2016-10-13
$215
Promotional items

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