How did Michelle L Moore spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Apr 7, 2016

Republican Michelle L Moore's election campaign committee, Citizens for Michelle Moore, spent $132,334 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Moore's committee spent the most on direct mail in the quarter, with all those payments ($57,787) going to American Strategies LLC in New Albany. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Moore's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Direct mail

$57,787

43.7%

Loan repayment

$16,930

12.8%

Consulting

$16,540

12.5%

Printing

$10,995

8.3%

Radio

$9,985

7.6%

Phones

$7,080

5.4%

Election night

$2,704

Fundraisers

$2,500

1.9%

Postage

$1,519

1.2%

Voter files

$1,500

1.1%

Ads

$1,303

Photography

$1,000

0.8%

Food and beverage expenses

$785

0.6%

Legal

$500

0.4%

Fundraising expenses

$500

0.4%

Office supplies

$354

0.3%

Coffee

$350

0.3%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

American Strategies LLC

2016-02-08

$15,502

Direct mail

Michelle Moore

2016-03-16

$13,500

Loan repayment

American Strategies LLC

2016-03-12

$8,404

Direct mail

American Strategies LLC

2016-02-23

$7,924

Direct mail

American Strategies LLC

2016-02-26

$7,924

Direct mail

American Strategies LLC

2016-03-01

$7,924

Direct mail

American Strategies LLC

2016-03-12

$6,985

Radio

American Strategies LLC

2016-02-11

$4,080

Phones

Eddm

2016-01-01

$3,685

Printing

American Strategies LLC

2016-01-11

$3,602

Direct mail

Elect Systems Inc.

2016-01-28

$3,500

Consulting

Elect Systems Inc.

2016-03-04

$3,500

Consulting

American Strategies LLC

2016-02-12

$3,240

Direct mail

American Strategies LLC

2016-03-08

$3,000

Radio

Ivy Restaurant

2016-03-15

$2,704

Election night

Elect Systems Inc.

2016-01-18

$2,500

Consulting

Ivy Restaurant

2016-02-05

$2,500

Fundraisers

Michelle Moore

2016-03-21

$2,500

Loan repayment

American Strategies LLC

2016-03-12

$2,448

Printing

American Strategies LLC

2016-01-18

$1,887

Direct mail

Eddm

2016-02-23

$1,860

Printing

American Strategies LLC

2016-03-11

$1,700

Phones

Elect Inc.

2016-02-12

$1,500

Voter files

Christopher Donahue

2016-03-16

$1,391

Consulting

American Strategies LLC

2016-02-03

$1,380

Direct mail

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