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Monday, December 23, 2024

How did Michael Cabonargi spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Michael Cabonargi's election campaign committee, Friends of Cabonargi, spent $27,109 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cabonargi's committee spent the most on fundraising consulting & event expense in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,406) going to Blueprint Campaign Cosulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabonargi's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising consulting & event expense
$7,406
27.3%
Fundraising consultant
$5,732
21.1%
Fundraising consulting and expenses
$4,946
18.2%
Refunds
$4,250
15.7%
Consulting
$2,170
8%
Dining
$782
2.9%
Webpage expense
$385
1.4%
Electronic filing
$360
1.3%
Charity expense
$300
1.1%
Event photography
$275
1%
Subscriptions
$250
0.9%
Charity sponsorship
$250
0.9%

Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Blueprint Campaign Cosulting
2016-03-14
$7,406
Fundraising consulting & event expense
Blueprint Campaign Cosulting
2016-01-08
$5,732
Fundraising consultant
Blueprint Campaign Cosulting
2016-02-08
$4,946
Fundraising consulting and expenses
Thomas J. Murphy, P. C.
2016-03-30
$4,250
Refunds
Roanoke Consulting LLC
2016-03-01
$2,170
Consulting
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2016-03-15
$360
Electronic filing
Beggar's Pizza
2016-01-19
$285
Dining
Antonio Dickey
2016-01-29
$275
Event photography
Beggar's Pizza
2016-03-08
$263
Dining
Blueprint Campaign Cosulting
2016-02-01
$250
Subscriptions
Gift A Grace
2016-02-29
$250
Charity sponsorship
Beggar's Pizza
2016-02-16
$233
Dining
The Thresholds
2016-02-26
$200
Charity expense
GoDaddy.com
2016-03-23
$175
Webpage expense
GoDaddy.com
2016-03-24
$125
Webpage expense
The Thresholds
2016-02-26
$100
Charity expense
GoDaddy.com
2016-03-15
$83
Webpage expense

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