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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

How did Donald E Stephens spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Republican Donald E Stephens's election campaign committee, Rosemont Voters League, spent $131,241 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Stephens's committee spent the most on dinner dance dinner in the quarter, with all those payments ($102,648) going to Rosemont Catering in Rosemont. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stephens's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Dinner dance dinner
$102,648
78.2%
Dinner dance ad book
$7,860
6%
Dinner dance valet parking
$7,725
5.9%
Dinner dance orchestra
$4,750
3.6%
Dinner dance flowers
$4,480
3.4%
Fees for processing credit card contribution
$1,259
1%
Dinner dance photography
$675
0.5%
Postage
$500
0.4%
Dinner dance public relations
$450
0.3%
2015 accounting fees
$350
0.3%
Flowers
$302
0.2%
Refreshments-april and may
$160
0.1%
March refreshments
$80
< 0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Rosemont Catering
2016-04-08
$102,648
Dinner dance dinner
Jonland Type & Design
2016-04-08
$7,860
Dinner dance ad book
DES Convention Center
2016-04-25
$7,725
Dinner dance valet parking
Ray Sassetti Orchestra
2016-04-02
$4,750
Dinner dance orchestra
Floral Exhibits
2016-04-25
$4,480
Dinner dance flowers
Elavon
2016-04-04
$843
Fees for processing credit card contribution
Richard Day Photography
2016-04-25
$675
Dinner dance photography
Postmaster
2016-04-08
$500
Postage
Susan Prather
2016-04-25
$450
Dinner dance public relations
Elavon
2016-04-01
$366
Fees for processing credit card contribution
Clifton Larson Allen
2016-04-08
$350
2015 accounting fees
Quastoff's Florist
2016-05-23
$246
Flowers
Rosemont Catering
2016-06-27
$160
Refreshments-april and may
Rosemont Catering
2016-04-08
$80
March refreshments
Quastoff's Florist
2016-04-08
$56
Flowers
Elavon
2016-05-02
$50
Fees for processing credit card contribution

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