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Thursday, December 26, 2024

How did Carrie M Austin spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Non partisan Carrie M Austin's election campaign committee, Friends of Carrie Austin 34th Ward Committeeman, spent $20,734 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Austin's committee spent the most on lodging - staff foods gitfs in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,500) going to courtyyard of Marriott Philadelphia in Philadelphia. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Austin's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Lodging - staff foods gitfs
$6,500
31.4%
Foods for thanksgiving for homeless turkeys meeting from july to november
$4,500
21.7%
Gifts for christmas for needy famlies in the ward and food
$4,000
19.3%
Gifts for thanksgiving
$1,800
8.7%
Foods for staffs and workers
$1,689
8.2%
Trip fot the senior
$1,200
5.8%
Meals and gifts
$800
3.9%
Gifts
$244
1.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
courtyyard of Marriott Philadelphia
2016-10-19
$6,500
Lodging - staff foods gitfs
Sam's Food
2016-11-18
$4,500
Foods for thanksgiving for homeless turkeys meeting from july to november
Wal Mart
2016-12-19
$4,000
Gifts for christmas for needy famlies in the ward and food
Family Dollars
2016-10-26
$1,800
Gifts for thanksgiving
ARAmark Soildier Field
2016-10-25
$1,689
Foods for staffs and workers
Black Ensemble
2016-10-24
$1,200
Trip fot the senior
Travel Trades
2016-10-24
$800
Meals and gifts
The Staionary Studio
2016-10-20
$244
Gifts

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