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Thursday, December 26, 2024

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

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Non partisan Carrie M Austin's election campaign committee, Friends of Carrie Austin 34th Ward Committeeman, spent $19,514 in the second 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 ($6,000) going to KJd Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Austin's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$6,000
30.8%
Supplies
$5,000
25.6%
Foods and supplied
$4,500
23.1%
Printing
$1,689
8.7%
Fund raising (food)
$1,360
7%
Banquet deposit
$750
3.8%
Flowers
$215
1.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 7 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJd Strategies
2016-05-20
$6,000
Consulting
K Marts
2016-05-20
$5,000
Supplies
Sam's Food
2016-04-12
$4,500
Foods and supplied
Govermental Solutions
2016-06-20
$1,689
Printing
Harry Caray
2016-05-31
$1,360
Fund raising (food)
Harry Caray
2016-04-29
$750
Banquet deposit
Flowers Unlimited
2016-06-20
$215
Flowers

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