How did Charles E Meier spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Oct 7, 2017

Republican Charles E Meier's election campaign committee, Citizens for Charlie Meier, spent $17,307 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Meier's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with 71.8% of this total ($6,050) going to Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Meier's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Golf outings

$8,426

48.7%

Promotional items

$3,814

22%

Donations

$1,054

6.1%

Sponsorships

$1,004

5.8%

Raffle prizes

$666

3.9%

Fund raising (food)

$499

2.9%

Candidate lodging

$379

2.2%

Insurance

$372

2.2%

Staff salaries

$354

2.1%

Production media expenses

$307

1.8%

Fund raising entertainment

$300

1.7%

Office supplies

$53

0.3%

Newspaper advertising

$50

0.3%

Subscriptions

$26

0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course

2017-08-24

$5,900

Golf outings

Everlasting Etch

2017-08-26

$1,717

Promotional items

Germantown Trust and Savings Bank

2017-08-17

$1,550

Golf outings

Lee's Sports

2017-08-07

$963

Promotional items

St Clair Co 4-H Auction

2017-08-05

$614

Sponsorships

BC Signs

2017-08-26

$500

Promotional items

All Mart

2017-08-26

$499

Fund raising (food)

Madison County 4-H Auction

2017-07-20

$479

Donations

JDRA Shooting Systems

2017-08-07

$416

Raffle prizes

Oakdale State Bank

2017-07-20

$400

Donations

Clinton County 4-H

2017-07-20

$390

Sponsorships

Charles E. Meier

2017-08-28

$379

Candidate lodging

Erie Insurance

2017-07-01

$372

Insurance

Everlasting Etch

2017-08-26

$357

Golf outings

Ryan Tozer

2017-09-05

$338

Promotional items

Charles E. Meier

2017-09-13

$300

Fund raising entertainment

A-1 Sportswear

2017-08-07

$295

Promotional items

Christ Bros Inc

2017-08-20

$253

Golf outings

Precision Outfitters

2017-09-13

$250

Raffle prizes

Breese Journal

2017-09-13

$188

Golf outings

Troy-St Jacob-Maryville Chamber

2017-07-01

$175

Donations

Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course

2017-08-28

$150

Golf outings

Wm and Eunice Hettenhausen

2017-07-21

$144

Staff salaries

Cardmember Services

2017-07-01

$100

Production media expenses

Wm and Eunice Hettenhausen

2017-07-01

$78

Staff salaries

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