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Sunday, February 23, 2025

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

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Republican Tom Klein's election campaign committee, Citizens for Tom Klein, spent $3,125 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Klein's committee spent the most on christmas party for supporters in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,020) going to Venetian Club in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Klein's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Christmas party for supporters
$1,020
32.6%
Cellphone
$645
20.6%
Deposit for april steak fry moved to september
$500
16%
Fundraising tickets
$300
9.6%
Dinner sponsor
$300
9.6%
Advertisement
$200
6.4%
Donations
$160
5.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Venetian Club
2018-01-07
$1,020
Christmas party for supporters
Venetian Club
2018-02-11
$500
Deposit for april steak fry moved to september
Rockford Cosmopolitan Club
2018-01-24
$300
Fundraising tickets
Venetian Club
2018-03-25
$300
Dinner sponsor
Verizon Wireless
2018-03-07
$215
Cellphone
Verizon Wireless
2018-02-07
$215
Cellphone
Verizon Wireless
2018-01-05
$213
Cellphone
Rockford Marlins
2018-03-26
$200
Advertisement
Harlem High School
2018-02-11
$160
Donations

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