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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

How did Aleksandra Gillespie spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Aleksandra Gillespie's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Judge Aleksandra "Alex" Gillespie, spent $22,232 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Gillespie's committee spent the most on field work in the quarter, with 47.6% of this total ($4,000) going to Lisa Hwang in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gillespie's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Field work
$8,400
37.8%
Mailing
$3,100
13.9%
Brochures
$2,000
9%
Consulting
$2,000
9%
Billboard expenses
$1,800
8.1%
Newspaper advertising
$1,468
6.6%
Lawn signs
$1,445
6.5%
Campaign work
$1,000
4.5%
Magazine advertising
$779
3.5%
Radio advertising
$240
1.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Lisa Hwang
2016-02-08
$4,000
Field work
Kni inc
2016-03-14
$3,100
Mailing
Kni incorporated
2016-03-03
$3,100
Field work
Breaker press
2016-03-14
$2,000
Brochures
Sean Howard
2016-02-21
$2,000
Consulting
Mega events
2016-03-11
$1,800
Billboard expenses
Chi-town printing
2016-02-26
$1,445
Lawn signs
William Helm
2016-03-05
$1,000
Campaign work
Mw strategies
2016-03-03
$900
Field work
Beverly review
2016-02-27
$868
Newspaper advertising
Jewish chicago
2016-02-09
$779
Magazine advertising
African American tribune
2016-02-23
$600
Newspaper advertising
Jerry Hurkes
2016-03-11
$400
Field work
The o'connor show
2016-02-25
$240
Radio advertising

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