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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Michele Smith spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Michele Smith's election campaign committee, Friends of Michele Smith, spent $15,966 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Smith's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 75% of this total ($6,000) going to KNI Inc in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$8,000
50.1%
Payroll
$1,864
11.7%
Refunds
$1,500
9.4%
Real estate taxes
$1,486
9.3%
Tech services
$811
5.1%
Credit card processing fees
$605
3.8%
Payroll taxes
$565
3.5%
Professional services
$412
2.6%
Membership fee
$250
1.6%
Payroll processing fees
$211
1.3%
Transportation
$200
1.3%
Payroll reporting fees
$58
0.4%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KNI Inc
2016-08-29
$3,000
Consulting
KNI Inc
2016-09-29
$3,000
Consulting
Joana Zaidan
2016-09-01
$2,000
Consulting
FDB Development LLC
2016-09-27
$1,500
Refunds
Adam J. Velarde
2016-08-29
$743
Real estate taxes
Adam J. Velarde
2016-09-23
$743
Real estate taxes
Steven Spagnolo
2016-09-30
$575
Payroll
Steven Spagnolo
2016-08-31
$575
Payroll
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-09-02
$572
Credit card processing fees
Deaf Communication by Innovation
2016-09-13
$412
Professional services
Mary Stich-Marcus
2016-09-30
$356
Payroll
Mary Stich-Marcus
2016-08-31
$356
Payroll
Department of the Treasury
2016-08-31
$282
Payroll taxes
Department of the Treasury
2016-09-30
$282
Payroll taxes
Samuel Pillsbury
2016-09-19
$274
Tech services
Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce
2016-08-29
$250
Membership fee
Constant Contact
2016-09-06
$217
Tech services
Spirit Tours, Inc
2016-09-13
$200
Transportation
Seneca Systems Inc
2016-08-29
$160
Tech services
Seneca Systems Inc
2016-09-13
$160
Tech services
PayChex
2016-08-31
$76
Payroll processing fees
PayChex
2016-09-30
$76
Payroll processing fees
PayChex
2016-07-11
$58
Payroll reporting fees
PayChex
2016-08-10
$58
Payroll processing fees
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-07-05
$32
Credit card processing fees

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