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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Kim Foxx spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Kim Foxx's election campaign committee, Friends for Foxx, spent $154,791 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Foxx's committee spent the most on fundraising consulting work in the quarter, with all those payments ($22,750) going to LBH Chicago in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Foxx's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising consulting work
$22,750
14.7%
Fundraising - consulting
$18,750
12.1%
Polling
$18,300
11.8%
Payroll
$17,195
11.1%
Fundraising consultant
$15,000
9.7%
Communications - media (commercial - production)
$11,934
7.7%
Hr -tax liability
$9,303
6%
Settlement payment
$6,910
4.5%
Travel - hotel
$6,563
4.2%
Contributions
$6,000
3.9%
Consultting - media
$3,116
2%
Campaign travel - plane
$3,111
2%
Contribution - event tickets
$2,310
1.5%
Fundraising mailing
$1,549
1%
Operations - food
$1,506
1%
Fundraising - it srvcs
$1,500
1%
Operations consulting work
$1,426
0.9%
Operations - printing
$1,330
0.9%
Merchant fees
$1,224
0.8%
Fundraising - food
$740
0.5%
Merchant expense
$721
0.5%
Campaign materials - shirts
$667
0.4%
Communications - media
$542
0.4%
Hr-payroll srvcs
$386
0.3%
Contribution - ad book
$350
0.2%
Travel - airfare
$292
0.2%
Hr - worker's comp
$272
0.2%
Communications - photography
$250
0.2%
Field - printing
$238
0.2%
Travel - train
$179
0.1%
Google apps - usage
$174
0.1%
Operations - banner
$145
< 0.1%
Campaign travel - plane ticket update
$49
< 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
GBA Strategies
2016-09-08
$18,300
Polling
Three Point Media
2016-09-22
$11,934
Communications - media (commercial - production)
LBH Chicago
2016-07-11
$9,750
Fundraising consulting work
IL Board of Election
2016-07-13
$6,910
Settlement payment
LBH Chicago
2016-08-30
$6,500
Fundraising consulting work
LBH Chicago
2016-09-19
$6,500
Fundraising consulting work
Scott Kastrup
2016-08-03
$6,250
Fundraising - consulting
Scott Kastrup
2016-09-01
$6,250
Fundraising - consulting
Scott Kastrup
2016-09-22
$6,250
Fundraising - consulting
Nishanth Dittakavi
2016-08-08
$5,000
Fundraising consultant
Nishanth Dittakavi
2016-09-06
$5,000
Fundraising consultant
Nishanth Dittakavi
2016-09-22
$5,000
Fundraising consultant
Robert Foley
2016-08-04
$3,508
Payroll
Chicago Defender Charities
2016-08-02
$3,500
Contributions
JKV Strategies, Inc.
2016-07-13
$3,116
Consultting - media
Courtyard Marriott
2016-07-19
$2,859
Travel - hotel
Black Ensemble Theatre
2016-07-12
$2,500
Contributions
Chicago Football Classic
2016-09-08
$2,310
Contribution - event tickets
Robert Foley
2016-07-07
$2,281
Payroll
Robert Foley
2016-08-18
$2,281
Payroll
Robert Foley
2016-09-01
$2,281
Payroll
Robert Foley
2016-09-15
$2,281
Payroll
Robert Foley
2016-07-21
$2,281
Payroll
Robert Foley
2016-09-29
$2,281
Payroll
Paychex, Inc
2016-08-05
$2,122
Hr -tax liability

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