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Friday, April 19, 2024

How did Theresa Mah spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Theresa Mah's election campaign committee, Friends of Theresa Mah, spent $17,737 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mah's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 44.4% of this total ($4,400) going to David Hays in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mah's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$9,911
55.9%
Food
$3,989
22.5%
Air fare - candidate
$1,651
9.3%
Donations
$730
4.1%
Air fare - staff
$660
3.7%
Party - staff
$300
1.7%
Newspaper advertising
$280
1.6%
Bank charges
$215
1.2%

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
The Gage
2016-04-20
$2,431
Food
David Hays
2016-05-05
$2,400
Consulting
David Hays
2016-04-17
$2,000
Consulting
S. D. Price
2016-04-28
$1,500
Consulting
Carl Camacho
2016-05-23
$1,395
Consulting
Carl Camacho
2016-06-03
$1,350
Consulting
The Gage
2016-04-20
$1,000
Food
Carl Camacho
2016-06-25
$690
Consulting
Southwest Airlines
2016-06-03
$660
Air fare - staff
Costco
2016-04-26
$495
Food
Southwest Airlines
2016-06-23
$418
Air fare - candidate
Southwest Airlines
2016-05-12
$365
Air fare - candidate
Southwest Airlines
2016-05-02
$339
Air fare - candidate
Southwest Airlines
2016-05-23
$321
Air fare - candidate
Harold Medina
2016-04-26
$300
Party - staff
Resurrection Project
2016-05-24
$300
Donations
World Journal
2016-05-20
$280
Newspaper advertising
Chicago Bilingual Nurse Consortium
2016-05-12
$250
Donations
ActBlue
2016-06-30
$215
Bank charges
Nation Builder
2016-05-20
$209
Consulting
NationBuilder
2016-06-20
$209
Consulting
St. Paul Catholic Church
2016-06-28
$180
Donations
NationBuilder
2016-04-20
$158
Consulting
Southwest Airlines
2016-05-31
$151
Air fare - candidate
Costco
2016-04-09
$63
Food

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