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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

How did Laura Ellman spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Laura Ellman's election campaign committee, Ellman for IL Senate D21, spent $626,521 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Ellman's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with all those payments ($565,760) going to Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ellman's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$565,760
90.3%
Printing
$20,845
3.3%
Digital ads
$20,000
3.2%
Campaign work
$11,112
1.8%
Rent
$3,600
0.6%
Consulting
$1,500
0.2%
Utilities
$1,464
0.2%
Fundraising event expenses
$471
< 0.1%
Gas cards
$411
< 0.1%
Credit card processing fees
$375
< 0.1%
Parade entry fee
$360
< 0.1%
Supplies
$290
< 0.1%
Ads
$166
< 0.1%
Bank fee
$165
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2018-08-29
$282,880
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2018-09-11
$141,440
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC
2018-09-18
$141,440
Media
Do Big Things
2018-09-06
$20,000
Digital ads
Chi-Town Printing
2018-09-20
$16,100
Printing
Chi-Town Printing
2018-09-20
$2,590
Printing
Cian Pallasch
2018-09-13
$2,100
Campaign work
Artur Genser
2018-08-03
$2,000
Campaign work
Ira Rose
2018-09-26
$1,250
Campaign work
Advantage Partner Properties
2018-07-02
$1,200
Rent
Advantage Partner Properties
2018-08-01
$1,200
Rent
Advantage Partner Properties
2018-08-27
$1,200
Rent
Chi-Town Printing
2018-08-08
$1,195
Printing
Artur Genser
2018-07-19
$1,000
Campaign work
Artur Genser
2018-09-19
$1,000
Campaign work
Chi-Town Printing
2018-08-29
$690
Printing
Ira Rose
2018-09-13
$625
Campaign work
Jody Martin
2018-08-30
$502
Campaign work
Artur Genser
2018-09-19
$500
Campaign work
Jumpstart Progress
2018-07-06
$500
Consulting
Jumpstart Progress
2018-08-02
$500
Consulting
Jumpstart Progress
2018-09-04
$500
Consulting
Jody Martin
2018-09-27
$442
Campaign work
Jewel-Osco
2018-09-13
$411
Gas cards
Sara Dandan
2018-09-26
$394
Campaign work

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