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* Yesterday was quarterly filing deadline day. I told subscribers about some of the major players this morning, but let’s take a look at some down-ballot statewide contests. Here’s our old pal Jason Helland, Republican candidate for secretary of state…
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period: $60,746.85
Total Receipts: $1,005.00
Subtotal: $61,751.85
Total Expenditures: $9,707.04
Funds available at the close of the reporting period: $52,044.81
He raised a thousand bucks and didn’t even spend $10K. He received another $7K in in-kinds from the state party for consulting work. And of that $9,700 in reported expenditures, $6,584 went to himself for things like mileage.
* Secretary of State Jesse White…
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period: $1,114,318.75
Total Receipts: $263,080.24
Subtotal: $1,377,398.99
Total Expenditures: $696,231.93
Funds available at the close of the reporting period: $681,167.06
White doesn’t appear on Illinois Election Data’s list of “grandfathered” committees…
Prior to June 1998 surplus campaign funds could be converted to personal use so long as they paid taxes on that income. Cash on hand as of June 30, 1998 would be grandfathered in, surplus campaign funds could be converted to personal use (subject to tax) up to the balance as of 6/30/98.
White closed the committee he had back then at the end of 1998.
* Republican attorney general candidate Erika Harold…
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period: $174,592.81
Total Receipts: $2,826,577.90
Subtotal: $3,001,170.71
Total Expenditures: $2,933,706.77
Funds available at the close of the reporting period: $67,463.94
Harold spent $330K on digital advertising in the fourth quarter and over $2.3 million on TV.
* Attorney General Kwame Raoul…
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period: $653,311.16
Total Receipts: $5,162,089.81
Subtotal: $5,815,400.97
Total Expenditures: $5,497,153.49
Funds available at the close of the reporting period: $318,247.48
Raoul spent close to $5 million on advertising, paid $65K to P2 Consulting and spent $15K on election-day phone calls.
* Republican comptroller candidate Darlene Senger…
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period: $48,134.28
Total Receipts: $16,225.00
Subtotal: $64,359.28
Total Expenditures: $59,296.54
Funds available at the close of the reporting period: $5,062.74
Expenditures included $18K for a poll in October.
* Comptroller Susana Mendoza…
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period: $1,696,696.52
Total Receipts: $353,874.47
Subtotal: $2,050,570.99
Total Expenditures: $1,937,498.55
Funds available at the close of the reporting period: $113,072.44
Expenditures include her transfer of $500K to her mayoral committee. She spent almost $1.3 million on advertising.
* Republican treasurer candidate Jim Dodge…
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period: $4,333.99
Total Receipts: $14,895.00
Subtotal: $19,228.99
Total Expenditures: $15,710.29
Funds available at the close of the reporting period: $3,518.70
Dodge owes himself over $32K.
* Treasurer Michael Frerichs…
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period: $1,333,004.12
Total Receipts: $411,150.00
Subtotal: $1,744,154.12
Total Expenditures: $0.00
Funds available at the close of the reporting period: $1,744,154.12
He spent nothing? Didn’t he have an ad?
…Adding… I’m told the Frerichs filing will be amended “shortly.”
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 2:27 pm
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–* Republican comptroller candidate Darlene Senger…
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period: $48,134.28
Total Receipts: $16,225.00–
That Rauner is the “lesser of two evils” comment went over real good.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/senger-agrees-rauner-is-lesser-of-two-evils/
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 2:35 pm
Way to run a robust political operation, Mr. Treasurer. Good Lord. Bueller?
Comment by CPS Eagle Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 2:37 pm
Easy to see who was in it to win it.
Comment by Simple mind Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 2:39 pm
Frugal Frerichs is a better nickname than tax hike Mike anyway.
Comment by Ducky LaMoore Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 2:44 pm
Why would Frerichs spend any money? After the election no one still knows who Jim Dodge is.
Comment by Because I said so.... Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 2:46 pm
===White doesn’t appear on Illinois Election Data’s list of “grandfathered” committees…===
Maybe he can spend that remaining $681,167.06 by making another payment on his pledge to privately fund his eponymous field house.
I mean, assuming he isn’t going to run again.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 2:46 pm
Wait, so Helland has $52,044.81 sitting in his account to use for the future? Is he able to use that on other races?
Comment by NIU Grad Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 2:48 pm
Those D-2 filings can be fairly interesting reads. I just looked at the filing for my new State Senator Jason Plummer.
He raised and spent a reasonable amount of money to win what was considered to be a fairly safe Republican seat. Yet I noticed that he is still carrying $1.3 million in debt going back to 2009. Will this debt ever be repaid to him and his Dad, and if so how will this be done?
Comment by illini Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 3:09 pm
So over the course of the campaign, Raoul spent $13.7 million, and $2.3 was spent independently opposing Harold. By contrast, Harold spent $5.9 million, with 300k in independent support.
1) given the spending gap, and a Blue Wave in Illinois, drag from Rauner - Harold made a very respectable showing.
2) had Rauner kicked in the promised $5-10 million, instead of the $2 million he actually gave, might have been a very close race.
Comment by DarkHorse Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 3:10 pm
===might have been a very close race===
Dude, he won by 12 points.
Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 3:20 pm
The slate that Rauner put together was as “engaged” (les Harold… ) as Rauner seemingly was.
Maybe everyone but Harold was looking to bail on running.
The ILGOP needs to take stock and decide if they want to win or just want to be the Washington Generals from this point forward.
I’m ready for that beginning. Will others be willing to be part of that beginning too?
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 3:22 pm
–1) given the spending gap, and a Blue Wave in Illinois, drag from Rauner - Harold made a very respectable showing.–
She got beat by a “very respectable” 12 points.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 3:39 pm
Looks like JW perfectly positioned for ‘22.
Comment by Annonin' Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 3:42 pm
Our state’s treasurer can’t even file proper and timely quarterlies. That looks bad.
Comment by AiH Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 3:59 pm
Thanks Bruce team player until the end
Comment by DuPage Bard Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 4:14 pm
–Will this debt ever be repaid to him and his Dad, and if so how will this be done?–
Get new contributions from others.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Jan 16, 19 @ 8:06 pm
Statewide GOP candidates have increasing difficulty running a competitive race. The trend is not their friend.
Comment by anon2 Thursday, Jan 17, 19 @ 9:12 am