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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

How did Pat Dowell spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Pat Dowell's election campaign committee, Citizens for Pat Dowell, spent $26,925 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Dowell's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 69.6% of this total ($4,350) going to Bamani Obedele in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dowell's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$6,250
23.2%
Equipment rental
$4,927
18.3%
Fund raising entertainment
$2,946
10.9%
Advertising
$2,414
9%
Rent
$1,375
5.1%
Consulting
$1,200
4.5%
Catering
$1,166
4.3%
Private investigation
$900
3.3%
Utilities
$849
3.2%
Accounting fees
$750
2.8%
Food
$600
2.2%
Back to school fair
$525
2%
Annual dues
$500
1.9%
Security
$450
1.7%
Gasoline
$405
1.5%
Rental
$349
1.3%
Sign language
$330
1.2%
Phones
$259
1%
4th annual awards
$220
0.8%
Donations
$200
0.7%
Promotional items
$200
0.7%
Advertising.
$106
0.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Island Party Boat
2016-05-20
$2,946
Fund raising entertainment
eF Design Group
2016-05-25
$1,630
Advertising
Xerox Corporation
2016-06-28
$1,440
Equipment rental
Bamani Obedele
2016-04-06
$1,350
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-04-22
$1,250
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-05-06
$1,250
Campaign work
Dwayne Bryant
2016-05-18
$1,200
Consulting
Xerox Corporation
2016-06-28
$1,000
Equipment rental
Kates Detective Agency
2016-04-18
$900
Private investigation
Xerox Corporation
2016-06-28
$841
Equipment rental
Xerox Corporation
2016-06-28
$782
Equipment rental
Pierre's Event and Party Company
2016-06-28
$730
Catering
South Central Medical Center
2016-05-27
$687
Rent
South Central Medical Center
2016-05-20
$687
Rent
Justin Cerasole
2016-05-20
$600
Campaign work
Justin Cerasole
2016-05-03
$600
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-06-13
$600
Food
Xerox Corporation
2016-06-28
$600
Equipment rental
eF Design Group
2016-06-30
$550
Advertising
Rolling Video Games
2016-05-24
$525
Back to school fair
Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus
2016-05-04
$500
Annual dues
Bamani Obedele
2016-05-25
$500
Campaign work
Corey Williams
2016-04-18
$450
Security
Illinois Institute of Technology
2016-05-13
$436
Catering
People Gas
2016-05-26
$430
Utilities

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