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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

How did Carrie M Austin spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Non partisan Carrie M Austin's election campaign committee, Friends of Carrie Austin 34th Ward Committeeman, spent $13,712 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Austin's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,881) going to KJd Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Austin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$6,881
50.2%
Foods for ministers and elections
$2,500
18.2%
Seniors events
$2,413
17.6%
Meals
$846
6.2%
Donations
$655
4.8%
Lunchoen for staff
$416
3%

Table 2 below shows the top 6 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJd Strategies
2016-01-04
$6,881
Consulting
Sam's Food
2016-03-14
$2,500
Foods for ministers and elections
Black Ensemble
2016-01-11
$2,413
Seniors events
Metropolitan Club
2016-03-02
$846
Meals
Amid
2016-03-10
$655
Donations
Metropolitan Club
2016-02-23
$416
Lunchoen for staff

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