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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

How did Debra A Seaton spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Debra A Seaton's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Judge Debra A Seaton, spent $36,573 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Seaton's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 34.3% of this total ($4,000) going to Darnell Clark in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Seaton's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$11,650
31.9%
Media commercials
$5,731
15.7%
Printing
$5,517
15.1%
Campaign media
$4,695
12.8%
Campaign signs
$2,405
6.6%
Media
$1,500
4.1%
Accounting fees
$1,200
3.3%
Media consulting
$850
2.3%
Mailer
$700
1.9%
Radio advertising
$550
1.5%
Ad & billboard design
$500
1.4%
Office rent
$500
1.4%
Production media expenses
$500
1.4%
Advertising
$275
0.8%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Len Gar Media Consultants
2018-03-02
$5,731
Media commercials
Kevron Printing & Mailing, Inc.
2018-03-09
$5,517
Printing
Outfront Media
2018-01-02
$4,695
Campaign media
Darnell Clark
2018-01-31
$2,500
Consulting
AwesomeCampaigns.com Inc.
2018-02-09
$2,405
Campaign signs
Darnell Clark
2018-01-02
$1,500
Consulting
Soul Slate PAC
2018-03-09
$1,500
Media
Ricky Hendon
2018-01-10
$1,000
Consulting
Patty House
2018-02-01
$1,000
Consulting
Sean Howard
2018-02-03
$1,000
Consulting
Sean Howard
2018-01-02
$1,000
Consulting
Patty House
2018-01-01
$700
Consulting
Taylor Media
2018-02-06
$700
Mailer
Len Gar Media Consultants
2018-02-06
$625
Media consulting
Len Gar Media Consultants
2018-02-10
$550
Radio advertising
Sean Howard
2018-03-09
$500
Consulting
Sean Howard
2018-03-05
$500
Consulting
Aisha Mays
2018-02-03
$500
Ad & billboard design
Matt McGill
2018-02-28
$500
Consulting
Taylor Media
2018-02-22
$500
Production media expenses
Stanley J. Wallach
2018-01-01
$400
Accounting fees
Stanley J. Wallach
2018-03-01
$400
Accounting fees
Stanley J. Wallach
2018-02-01
$400
Accounting fees
Margaret Boyd
2018-03-14
$300
Consulting
Margaret Boyd
2018-01-06
$300
Consulting

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