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Thursday, June 5, 2025

How did Gerry Bustos spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Gerry Bustos's election campaign committee, Friends of Gerry Bustos, spent $18,274 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bustos's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,352) going to QC Press in Moline. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bustos's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$6,352
34.8%
Mailing
$5,043
27.6%
Production media expenses
$3,000
16.4%
Signs
$2,379
13%
Radio advertising
$1,500
8.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Townsquare Ignite
2018-02-22
$3,000
Production media expenses
QC Press
2018-03-02
$2,836
Postage
QC Press
2018-03-09
$1,926
Mailing
QC Press
2018-02-13
$1,857
Mailing
QC Press
2018-03-14
$1,813
Postage
QC Press
2018-03-02
$1,750
Signs
QC Press
2018-02-01
$1,701
Postage
WGVV Radio
2018-02-19
$1,500
Radio advertising
QC Press
2018-03-22
$1,259
Mailing
QC Press
2018-01-04
$629
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