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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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

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Republican Louis Presta's election campaign committee, Citizens for Presta, spent $9,725 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Presta's committee spent the most on hall rental for raising funds in the quarter, with 70.2% of this total ($2,999) going to Palermos Pizza in Oaklawn. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Presta's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Hall rental for raising funds
$4,271
43.9%
Computer software
$2,850
29.3%
Donations
$600
6.2%
Accounting fees
$600
6.2%
Legal fees
$500
5.1%
Fund raising (food)
$354
3.6%
Fund raising entertainment
$300
3.1%
Contractual expenses
$250
2.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Palermos Pizza
2017-11-27
$2,999
Hall rental for raising funds
Deep Blue
2017-12-20
$2,850
Computer software
Longford Pub
2017-12-20
$872
Hall rental for raising funds
John H. Redfield & Associates, PC
2017-12-28
$500
Legal fees
J. Roe Cpa Services
2017-10-02
$350
Accounting fees
Midlothian Golf Club
2017-10-28
$300
Hall rental for raising funds
Shannon Ward
2017-12-20
$300
Fund raising entertainment
Scott Donahue
2017-10-28
$250
Contractual expenses
J. Roe Cpa Services
2017-12-24
$250
Accounting fees
Friends Of Robert bob Rita
2017-10-28
$200
Donations
Friends of Tyrone Ward
2017-11-05
$200
Donations
Palermos Pizza
2017-11-28
$200
Fund raising (food)
Smhu
2017-12-13
$200
Donations
Midlothian Golf Club
2017-12-13
$100
Hall rental for raising funds
Longford Pub
2017-10-28
$80
Fund raising (food)
Palermos Pizza
2017-10-21
$74
Fund raising (food)

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