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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

How did Ameya Pawar spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Ameya Pawar's election campaign committee, Ameya Pawar for Governor, spent $46,891 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Pawar's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 37.7% of this total ($7,500) going to Sam Hobert in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Pawar's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$19,875
42.4%
Salaries
$14,711
31.4%
Event services
$4,510
9.6%
Supplies
$1,381
3%
Employer payroll tax
$1,351
2.9%
Campaign management software
$950
2%
Worker's compensation insurance annual premium
$862
1.8%
Transaction processing
$625
1.3%
News subscription
$500
1.1%
Stage rental
$450
1%
Stock footage
$382
0.8%
Employer payroll tax
$369
0.8%
Event rental
$250
0.5%
Fundraising software
$199
0.4%
Software
$169
0.4%
Fuel
$160
0.3%
Travel reimbursement
$142
0.3%

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
Sam Hobert
2017-03-02
$7,500
Consulting
Joe Trippi & Associates
2017-03-22
$5,500
Consulting
Ravenswood Event Center
2017-03-31
$4,510
Event services
Claire Manaois
2017-02-28
$2,800
Consulting
Sam Hobert
2017-03-15
$2,500
Salaries
Sam Hobert
2017-03-31
$2,500
Salaries
Tom R Elliott
2017-03-01
$2,000
Consulting
Tom R Elliott
2017-03-31
$2,000
Salaries
Will Pierce
2017-03-31
$1,750
Salaries
Kayley Slezak
2017-03-31
$1,750
Salaries
Jim Poole
2017-03-24
$1,500
Consulting
Kevron Printing & Mailing
2017-03-13
$1,185
Supplies
Tom R Elliott
2017-03-15
$1,107
Salaries
Will Pierce
2017-03-15
$969
Salaries
Kayley Slezak
2017-03-15
$969
Salaries
Ngpvan
2017-03-02
$950
Campaign management software
National Council on Compensation Insurance
2017-03-20
$862
Worker's compensation insurance annual premium
Jim Poole
2017-03-31
$750
Salaries
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-03-02
$625
Transaction processing
Vora CPA
2017-03-16
$575
Consulting
Internal Revenue Service
2017-03-24
$542
Employer payroll tax
Ahead of Our Times Publishing
2017-03-13
$500
News subscription
Luxe Productions
2017-03-29
$450
Stage rental
Jim Poole
2017-03-15
$415
Salaries
Internal Revenue Service
2017-03-09
$369
Employer payroll tax

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