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Friday, September 12, 2025

How did Christopher C Davidsmeyer spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Christopher C Davidsmeyer's election campaign committee, Citizens for C D Davidsmeyer, spent $14,829 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Davidsmeyer's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,878) going to Hamilton's Catering in Franklin. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Davidsmeyer's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$3,878
26.2%
Sponsorships
$2,000
13.5%
Newspaper advertising
$1,606
10.8%
Donations
$981
6.6%
Computer purchases
$961
6.5%
Mileage expenses
$915
6.2%
Mailing
$654
4.4%
Subscriptions
$500
3.4%
Radio advertising
$460
3.1%
Dinner
$443
3%
Office supplies
$411
2.8%
Internet access/phone
$400
2.7%
Cell phones
$305
2.1%
Flowers
$295
2%
Postage
$264
1.8%
Candidate lodging
$245
1.7%
Internet access
$200
1.4%
Phones
$130
0.9%
Computer - monitor
$107
0.7%
Post office box
$70
0.5%

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
Hamilton's Catering
2017-03-15
$3,878
Fund raising (food)
Staples
2017-02-14
$961
Computer purchases
Smith Oil Gas Card
2017-03-15
$915
Mileage expenses
Modern Mailing
2017-03-15
$654
Mailing
Campbell Publications
2017-01-16
$552
Newspaper advertising
Capitol Fax/Ahead of Our Times Publishing
2017-03-15
$500
Subscriptions
Downstate GOP
2017-03-14
$500
Donations
Wlds/weai
2017-01-16
$460
Radio advertising
Papa Franks
2017-02-02
$443
Dinner
Twin Rivers Ducks Unlimited
2017-02-04
$375
Sponsorships
Mia Ware Foundation
2017-03-13
$350
Sponsorships
Greene/Jersey Shoppers
2017-01-16
$325
Newspaper advertising
Wade and Dowland Office Equipment, Inc.
2017-01-16
$322
Office supplies
Crimson Pride JHS Football
2017-03-04
$310
Sponsorships
Midwest Youth Services
2017-02-14
$300
Donations
The Source
2017-02-14
$285
Newspaper advertising
The Source
2017-03-15
$285
Newspaper advertising
Abraham Lincoln Boy Scouts of America
2017-03-15
$250
Sponsorships
Wyndham Springfield
2017-02-02
$245
Candidate lodging
Jacksonville Area Baseball
2017-03-15
$200
Sponsorships
Kiwanis Club of Jacksonville
2017-02-10
$200
Sponsorships
All Occasions
2017-01-16
$177
Flowers
Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce
2017-02-14
$165
Sponsorships
Civitas Media Midwest
2017-01-16
$158
Newspaper advertising
At & T
2017-02-10
$157
Cell phones

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