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Thursday, May 22, 2025

How did Michael R Fortner spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Republican Michael R Fortner's election campaign committee, Friends of Mike Fortner, spent $6,268 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Fortner's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Joan M. Etten, LLC in Park Ridge. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fortner's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$5,000
79.8%
Telephones
$508
8.1%
Air fare - candidate - reimburse candidate
$434
6.9%
Cell phones
$326
5.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Joan M. Etten, LLC
2016-10-04
$3,000
Consulting
Joan M. Etten, LLC
2016-12-11
$2,000
Consulting
Orbitz
2016-12-11
$434
Air fare - candidate - reimburse candidate
At&t
2016-10-05
$255
Telephones
At&t
2016-11-04
$252
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2016-10-17
$110
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2016-12-15
$107
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2016-11-16
$107
Cell phones

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