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Thursday, April 18, 2024

How did Lisa Madigan spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Lisa Madigan's election campaign committee, Citizens for Lisa Madigan, spent $69,245 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Madigan's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with 71.4% of this total ($25,000) going to Michelle Young in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Madigan's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$35,000
50.6%
Rent
$11,150
16.1%
Event sponsorship
$5,200
7.5%
Software
$2,640
3.8%
Ss/med
$2,520
3.6%
Supplies
$2,432
3.5%
Credit card processing fees
$1,859
2.7%
Health insurance
$1,200
1.7%
Event-food & beverage
$999
1.4%
Postage
$846
1.2%
Travel & parking
$683
1%
Copier
$680
1%
Payroll fees
$638
0.9%
Phones
$633
0.9%
Web management
$600
0.9%
Subscriptions
$500
0.7%
Graphic design
$450
0.7%
Dues
$250
0.4%
Reimbursements
$189
0.3%
Storage
$180
0.3%
Internet services
$140
0.2%
Water
$135
0.2%
Contribution refund
$100
0.1%
Intern travel reimbursement
$80
0.1%
Waste disposal
$55
< 0.1%
Food & beverage
$39
< 0.1%
Wire transfer fee
$30
< 0.1%
Copies
$10
< 0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Illinois Bar Foundation
2016-10-14
$5,000
Event sponsorship
Michelle Young
2016-10-14
$4,166
Payroll
Michelle Young
2016-10-31
$4,166
Payroll
Michelle Young
2016-11-15
$4,166
Payroll
Michelle Young
2016-11-30
$4,166
Payroll
Michelle Young
2016-12-15
$4,166
Payroll
Michelle Young
2016-12-30
$4,166
Payroll
Friedman Properties, Ltd.
2016-10-14
$3,057
Rent
Friedman Properties, Ltd.
2016-11-18
$2,945
Rent
NGP VAN, Inc.
2016-12-15
$2,640
Software
Friedman Properties, Ltd.
2016-12-22
$2,595
Rent
Friedman Properties, Ltd.
2016-10-24
$2,552
Rent
Dell
2016-11-01
$1,804
Supplies
Carlos Arnaldo
2016-10-14
$1,666
Payroll
Carlos Arnaldo
2016-10-31
$1,666
Payroll
Carlos Arnaldo
2016-11-15
$1,666
Payroll
Carlos Arnaldo
2016-11-30
$1,666
Payroll
Carlos Arnaldo
2016-12-15
$1,666
Payroll
Carlos Arnaldo
2016-12-30
$1,666
Payroll
SunTrust
2016-10-12
$750
Credit card processing fees
Greek Islands Restaurant
2016-12-07
$700
Event-food & beverage
SunTrust
2016-11-14
$641
Credit card processing fees
U.S. Postmaster
2016-10-20
$611
Postage
Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL
2016-12-30
$600
Health insurance
Ahead of Our Time Publishing
2016-11-18
$500
Subscriptions

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