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How did Jake Castanza spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Jake Castanza's election campaign committee, Friends of Jake Castanza, spent $376,699 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Castanza's committee spent the most on television media in the quarter, with all those payments ($100,000) going to Buying Time, LLC in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Castanza's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television media
$100,000
26.6%
Advertising
$44,669
11.9%
Television advertising
$37,423
9.9%
Consulting
$34,553
9.2%
Mailing
$34,423
9.1%
Paid id calls
$26,633
7.1%
Magazine advertising
$20,295
5.4%
Promotional items
$13,675
3.6%
Staff salaries
$11,655
3.1%
Tv production
$9,775
2.6%
Visa gift card - paid canvasser
$9,600
2.6%
Yard signs
$7,746
2.1%
Office equipment
$4,576
1.2%
Paid canvasser
$4,200
1.1%
Food
$2,930
0.8%
Production media expenses
$2,725
0.7%
Postage
$2,152
0.6%
Bulk mailing
$1,400
0.4%
Social media advertising
$1,254
0.3%
Storage unit
$1,000
0.3%
Housing
$1,000
0.3%
Robo calls
$1,000
0.3%
Office supplies
$830
0.2%
Bulk mail permit
$600
0.2%
Event space rental
$533
0.1%
Website expenses
$520
0.1%
Computer services
$432
0.1%
Sign posts
$274
< 0.1%
Yard sign posts
$241
< 0.1%
Visa gift card - activation fees
$215
< 0.1%
Expense for cashier checks for paid canvassers
$160
< 0.1%
Bank charges
$110
< 0.1%
Activation fees
$55
< 0.1%
Reimbursement for food & office supplies
$25
< 0.1%
Stamps
$10
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Buying Time, LLC
2018-10-24
$52,000
Television media
Buying Time, LLC
2018-10-23
$48,000
Television media
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-03
$29,923
Television advertising
Superior Blue Strategies
2018-10-24
$21,383
Mailing
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-11-01
$20,000
Magazine advertising
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-25
$15,000
Advertising
Winning Connections
2018-11-05
$14,700
Paid id calls
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-29
$13,691
Advertising
Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, Inc.
2018-10-23
$9,775
Tv production
MinuteMan Press
2018-12-13
$9,752
Promotional items
Jane McMillan
2018-10-14
$8,138
Consulting
Superior Blue Strategies
2018-10-04
$8,040
Mailing
Winning Connections
2018-10-22
$7,600
Paid id calls
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-17
$7,500
Television advertising
For The Win Campaigns
2018-10-13
$7,500
Consulting
Jane McMillan
2018-12-03
$7,436
Consulting
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-03
$5,000
Advertising
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-26
$5,000
Advertising
Gordon Loewen Research
2018-10-09
$5,000
Consulting
Superior Blue Strategies
2018-10-29
$5,000
Mailing
Best Buy
2018-12-26
$4,576
Office equipment
Winning Connections
2018-10-09
$4,333
Paid id calls
MinuteMan Press
2018-12-13
$4,282
Yard signs
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-11-02
$3,978
Advertising
MinuteMan Press
2018-10-13
$2,543
Yard signs

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