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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Michael J Madigan spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Michael J Madigan's election campaign committee, Friends of Michael J Madigan, spent $273,777 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Madigan's committee spent the most on office equipment in the quarter, with 62% of this total ($51,586) going to Zobrio in St. Louis. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Madigan's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Office equipment
$83,269
30.4%
Tickets
$44,360
16.2%
Gifts
$39,312
14.4%
Payroll
$32,904
12%
Taxes
$17,516
6.4%
Insurance
$16,783
6.1%
Donations
$15,800
5.8%
Office supplies
$5,376
2%
Professional services
$4,000
1.5%
Stamps
$3,055
1.1%
Bank returned contribution
$2,750
1%
Meals
$2,182
0.8%
Mileage expenses
$1,196
0.4%
Telephone expenses
$1,170
0.4%
Shipping
$867
0.3%
Payroll fee
$618
0.2%
Software
$477
0.2%
Payroll adjustment
$472
0.2%
Po box renewal
$384
0.1%
Rent
$365
0.1%
Lodging
$359
0.1%
Maintenance fee
$344
0.1%
Food
$211
< 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
Sawbridge Studios
2016-09-30
$39,312
Gifts
Zobrio
2016-08-29
$36,785
Office equipment
Midwest Mailing & Shipping Systems, Inc.
2016-08-16
$28,990
Office equipment
Chicago Cubs
2016-08-16
$21,540
Tickets
Chicago Cubs
2016-08-16
$20,990
Tickets
Zobrio
2016-09-02
$11,684
Office equipment
Jewish United Fund
2016-08-20
$6,500
Donations
Jewish United Fund
2016-09-08
$6,500
Donations
Troxell
2016-08-23
$6,285
Insurance
Internal Revenue Service
2016-07-29
$3,904
Taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-07-15
$3,763
Taxes
Quill Corporation
2016-08-16
$3,207
Office supplies
Kevin Quinn
2016-07-29
$3,117
Payroll
Kevin Quinn
2016-08-15
$3,117
Payroll
Kevin Quinn
2016-09-15
$3,117
Payroll
Kevin Quinn
2016-09-30
$3,117
Payroll
Kevin Quinn
2016-07-15
$3,117
Payroll
Kevin Quinn
2016-08-31
$3,117
Payroll
Zobrio
2016-07-15
$3,115
Office equipment
US Postmaster
2016-09-09
$3,055
Stamps
Kraft Foods Group, Inc - US
2016-07-21
$2,750
Bank returned contribution
Julia Larkin
2016-07-15
$2,034
Payroll
Julia Larkin
2016-07-29
$2,034
Payroll
Midwest Mailing & Shipping Systems, Inc.
2016-07-31
$2,011
Office equipment
Wilson & Kennedy, LTD
2016-09-02
$2,000
Professional services

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