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Sunday, February 23, 2025

How did Christine Benson spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Christine Benson's election campaign committee, Friends of Chris Benson, spent $1,904 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Benson's committee spent the most on advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,521) going to Key Outdoor, Inc. in La Salle. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Benson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising
$1,521
79.9%
Phones
$383
20.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 3 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Key Outdoor, Inc.
2016-03-08
$1,521
Advertising
Walmart
2016-02-29
$245
Phones
Walmart
2016-03-11
$138
Phones

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