How did Sara Feigenholtz spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Oct 7, 2016

Democratic Sara Feigenholtz's election campaign committee, Citizens for Sara Feigenholtz, spent $39,221 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Feigenholtz's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 49.9% of this total ($4,978) going to Daniel Egel-Weiss in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Feigenholtz's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Consulting

$9,978

25.4%

Postage

$6,295

16.1%

Printing

$3,688

9.4%

Candidate lodging

$3,682

9.4%

Tickets

$2,815

7.2%

Food

$2,730

Rent

$1,626

4.2%

Refunds

$1,150

2.9%

Donations

$820

2.1%

Phones

$773

Entertainment

$750

1.9%

Electronic newsletter service

$652

1.7%

Database expenses

$600

1.5%

Office supplies

$559

1.4%

Photography

$530

1.4%

Advertising

$525

1.3%

T-shirts

$420

1.1%

Airfare

$364

0.9%

Insurance

$240

0.6%

Storage

$200

0.5%

Membership

$196

0.5%

Travel

$186

0.5%

Parade supplies

$176

0.5%

Utilities

$159

0.4%

Food & beverage

$72

0.2%

Reimbursements

$29

< 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

US Postmaster

2016-09-14

$6,068

Postage

Frye Williamson Press

2016-09-14

$3,100

Printing

Courtyard Marriott

2016-09-12

$2,905

Candidate lodging

Chicago Cubs

2016-07-22

$2,375

Tickets

Daniel Egel-Weiss

2016-09-19

$1,695

Consulting

Daniel Egel-Weiss

2016-09-29

$1,695

Consulting

Daniel Egel-Weiss

2016-08-31

$1,587

Consulting

Erica Kelly

2016-08-31

$1,250

Consulting

Erica Kelly

2016-09-28

$1,250

Consulting

Thomson Weir LLC

2016-09-28

$1,150

Refunds

McCloud Communication Strategies

2016-08-24

$1,000

Consulting

McCloud Communication Strategies

2016-09-29

$1,000

Consulting

Capital Grille

2016-09-12

$945

Food

Harry Caray's Restaurant

2016-09-12

$770

Food

Courtyard Marriott

2016-09-12

$727

Candidate lodging

NGP Software, Inc

2016-09-12

$600

Database expenses

4Imprint

2016-08-12

$587

Printing

Lincoln Tower Apartments

2016-07-26

$542

Rent

Lincoln Tower Apartments

2016-08-26

$542

Rent

Lincoln Tower Apartments

2016-09-28

$542

Rent

PhotoProse

2016-09-23

$530

Photography

Sandburg Village Voice

2016-08-30

$525

Advertising

Peggy Shapiro

2016-07-20

$500

Consulting

Shirts Illustrated

2016-08-12

$420

T-shirts

O'Brien's Restaurant

2016-08-12

$402

Food

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