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Friday, May 3, 2024

How did John Arena spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic John Arena's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect John Arena, spent $8,603 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Arena's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Progressive Solutions LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Arena's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,000
34.9%
Event expenses
$1,767
20.5%
Database expenses
$960
11.2%
Office supplies
$558
6.5%
Credit card processing
$434
5%
Donations
$425
4.9%
Travel
$423
4.9%
Postage
$328
3.8%
Printing
$297
3.5%
Sponsorships
$200
2.3%
Shirts
$170
2%
Meetings
$39
0.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Progressive Solutions LLC
2017-03-02
$3,000
Consulting
Revival Food Hall
2017-03-16
$1,767
Event expenses
Office Max
2017-01-27
$452
Office supplies
AirBnB
2017-03-21
$423
Travel
Ngp
2017-01-03
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2017-02-02
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2017-03-02
$320
Database expenses
Oshana & Sons Printing
2017-02-03
$297
Printing
United States Postal Service
2017-01-13
$294
Postage
Cathedral Directories
2017-03-16
$225
Donations
Influencing Youth (IYSCF)
2017-02-22
$200
Donations
Vaughn Occupational High School
2017-02-16
$200
Sponsorships
Replica Chicago
2017-03-13
$170
Shirts
ActBlue
2017-03-22
$156
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2017-03-11
$142
Credit card processing
Office Max
2017-03-30
$106
Office supplies
ActBlue
2017-02-16
$39
Credit card processing
Revival Food Hall
2017-03-10
$39
Meetings
United States Postal Service
2017-01-27
$34
Postage
ActBlue
2017-02-16
$27
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2017-01-01
$19
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2017-02-16
$19
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2017-02-28
$19
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2017-01-01
$9
Credit card processing

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