Frank Mautino

Illinois Board of Elections gives Auditor General's campaign a pass for $225K spent on cars

November 17, 2021 | By Dylan Sharkey, Illinois Policy Institute

In a 7-0 vote Nov. 16, the Illinois State Board of Elections dismissed a campaign spending complaint against Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino’s old Illinois House campaign committee. Back in May, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Mautino’s campaign committee did violate Illinois campaign finance law by spending $225,109 from 1999 until 2015 on gas and repairs to vehicles the…