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Thursday, May 22, 2025

How did Brad Paulsen spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Non partisan Brad Paulsen's election campaign committee, Friends of Brad Paulsen, spent $4,273 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Paulsen's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,605) going to Vision PS in Bolingbrook. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Paulsen's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$1,605
37.6%
Yard signs
$1,249
29.2%
Mailing
$834
19.5%
Fund raising (food)
$383
9%
Graphic design
$201
4.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 7 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Vision PS
2017-03-06
$1,605
Postage
Longbehn & Company, Inc.
2017-03-07
$861
Yard signs
Vision PS
2017-03-22
$834
Mailing
Longbehn & Company, Inc.
2017-03-22
$387
Yard signs
Warren's Ale House
2017-01-04
$233
Fund raising (food)
Susan Lara
2017-03-23
$201
Graphic design
Warren's Ale House
2017-02-12
$150
Fund raising (food)

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