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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

How did Louis Presta spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Republican Louis Presta's election campaign committee, Citizens for Presta, spent $29,994 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Presta's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with 72.5% of this total ($18,411) going to Silver Lake Golf Club in Orland Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Presta's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outings
$25,379
84.6%
Newspaper advertising
$2,601
8.7%
Meals
$1,652
5.5%
Accounting fees
$200
0.7%
Donations
$161
0.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Silver Lake Golf Club
2017-09-06
$18,314
Golf outings
Palos Country Club
2017-08-25
$4,435
Golf outings
Stars & Stripes Inc
2017-08-28
$1,650
Newspaper advertising
Smokin BBQ Kitchen
2017-09-15
$1,250
Golf outings
Fanning Communications Inc
2017-09-15
$885
Newspaper advertising
Frank Demke
2017-09-15
$882
Golf outings
Lawry Steak House
2017-09-15
$842
Meals
Palermos Pizza
2017-09-15
$810
Meals
Midlothian Golf Club
2017-09-15
$401
Golf outings
J. Roe Cpa Services
2017-09-15
$200
Accounting fees
Citizens For Robin Kelly
2017-09-15
$161
Donations
Silver Lake Golf Club
2017-09-15
$70
Golf outings
Stars & Stripes Inc
2017-09-15
$66
Newspaper advertising
Silver Lake Golf Club
2017-09-15
$26
Golf outings

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