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Monday, December 23, 2024

How did Tom Klein spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Republican Tom Klein's election campaign committee, Citizens for Tom Klein, spent $2,928 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Klein's committee spent the most on gift baskets in the quarter, with all those payments ($786) going to Artale Wine Company in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Klein's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Gift baskets
$786
26.8%
Club rental for meeting/dinner
$500
17.1%
Cellphone
$427
14.6%
Festa ad
$295
10.1%
Membership dues
$230
7.9%
Accounting fees
$225
7.7%
Cell phones
$213
7.3%
Dues
$150
5.1%
Event sign
$100
3.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Artale Wine Company
2017-12-15
$786
Gift baskets
Venetian Club
2017-10-28
$500
Club rental for meeting/dinner
Greater Rockford Italian American Association
2017-10-08
$295
Festa ad
Thomas Lawson
2017-10-31
$225
Accounting fees
Verizon Wireless
2017-11-07
$213
Cellphone
Verizon Wireless
2017-12-06
$213
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2017-10-05
$213
Cellphone
Rockford Cosmopolitan Club
2017-11-14
$150
Dues
Venetian Club
2017-12-15
$130
Membership dues
Rockford Cosmopolitan Club
2017-12-15
$100
Membership dues
Greater Rockford Italian American Association
2017-10-08
$100
Event sign

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