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Friday, November 22, 2024

How did Deb Mell spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Deb Mell's election campaign committee, Citizens for Deb Mell, spent $7,588 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mell's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,000) going to Elect Inc in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mell's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$2,000
26.4%
Computer
$1,823
24%
Donations
$750
9.9%
Backpacks for back to school event
$731
9.6%
Office expense
$640
8.4%
Office supplies
$503
6.6%
Email services
$317
4.2%
Bank fees
$229
3%
Phones
$227
3%
Printing
$212
2.8%
Food and bev
$152
2%

Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Elect Inc
2016-09-21
$2,000
Consulting
Apple Online Store
2016-08-17
$1,236
Computer
Victory Authority Corp
2016-07-14
$731
Backpacks for back to school event
Newegg.com
2016-08-22
$587
Computer
Concordia Place
2016-09-21
$500
Donations
Home Depot
2016-08-18
$392
Office expense
Superbiiz.com
2016-08-24
$343
Office supplies
Edison P.T.O
2016-09-28
$250
Donations
ActBlue
2016-09-20
$229
Bank fees
Customink LLC
2016-08-16
$212
Printing
Home Depot
2016-07-08
$205
Office expense
Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robins
2016-08-22
$152
Food and bev
Newegg.com
2016-08-23
$129
Office supplies
Constant Contact
2016-07-14
$105
Email services
Constant Contact
2016-08-15
$105
Email services
Constant Contact
2016-09-14
$105
Email services
At&t
2016-07-11
$75
Phones
At&t
2016-08-09
$75
Phones
At&t
2016-09-09
$75
Phones
Home Depot
2016-08-17
$41
Office expense
Newegg.com
2016-08-24
$29
Office supplies

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