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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Gilbert Villegas spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Gilbert Villegas's election campaign committee, Friends of Gilbert Villegas, spent $21,312 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Villegas's committee spent the most on services rendered in the quarter, with 57.6% of this total ($1,560) going to Renata Lechowicz in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Villegas's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Services rendered
$2,710
12.7%
Fundraisers
$2,098
9.8%
Fees
$2,062
9.7%
Gala donation
$2,000
9.4%
Tacos for community picnic
$1,400
6.6%
Phones
$1,246
5.9%
Donations
$1,170
5.5%
Car lease payment
$1,068
5%
Membership
$1,000
4.7%
Marketing
$967
4.5%
Printing
$826
3.9%
Wedding gift
$800
3.8%
Legal fees
$750
3.5%
Air fare
$635
3%
Hotel
$535
2.5%
Business meet & greet
$490
2.3%
Bounce house rental
$300
1.4%
Portapotty rental
$270
1.3%
Abner garcia memorial fund donation
$250
1.2%
Meetings
$215
1%
Parking
$180
0.8%
Dinner meeting
$166
0.8%
Lunch meeting
$155
0.7%
Picnic permit
$15
< 0.1%

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
Illinois State Board of Elections
2016-09-02
$2,062
Fees
Chicago City Council Latino Caucus
2016-09-21
$2,000
Gala donation
Erie Cafe
2016-08-12
$1,715
Fundraisers
Jorge Vargas
2016-09-23
$1,400
Tacos for community picnic
NALEO Educational Fund
2016-09-13
$1,000
Membership
At&t
2016-07-25
$629
Phones
Yamil Pena
2016-07-26
$550
Services rendered
Travelocity
2016-07-05
$535
Hotel
GM Financial
2016-09-22
$534
Car lease payment
GM Financial
2016-07-26
$534
Car lease payment
Puerto Rican National Museum of Arts and Culture
2016-09-15
$500
Donations
Trattoria Porretta
2016-07-15
$490
Business meet & greet
Kestler Digital Printing
2016-07-08
$468
Printing
United
2016-07-05
$416
Air fare
Guillermo Garcia
2016-08-15
$400
Wedding gift
Yamil Pena
2016-07-01
$400
Services rendered
Shylah Porrata
2016-09-19
$400
Wedding gift
Erie Cafe
2016-08-12
$383
Fundraisers
Renata Lechowicz
2016-08-04
$360
Services rendered
At&t
2016-08-29
$315
Phones
At&t
2016-09-27
$301
Phones
Arreola Rentals
2016-07-11
$300
Bounce house rental
Kestler Digital Printing
2016-07-18
$258
Printing
Facebook
2016-08-29
$250
Marketing
Pericles Abbasi
2016-08-08
$250
Legal fees

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