How did Margaret Laurino spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Jan 7, 2017

Non partisan Margaret Laurino's election campaign committee, Friends of Margaret Laurino, spent $33,808 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Laurino's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 50.7% of this total ($7,500) going to NC Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Laurino's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Consulting

$14,800

43.8%

Air fare - candidate - rome delegation

$3,664

10.8%

Printing ad book

$3,200

9.5%

Fundraisers

$3,150

9.3%

Printing

$1,450

4.3%

Accounting fees

$1,350

Telephone expenses

$1,099

3.3%

Ticket purchases

$940

2.8%

Meeting expense

$668

Cocktail party music

$650

1.9%

Processing fees

$521

1.5%

Postage

$471

1.4%

Tickets

$430

1.3%

Lodging - candidate - rome delegation

$287

0.9%

Cell phones

$281

0.8%

Gifts

$212

0.6%

Internet access

$200

0.6%

5k run

$200

0.6%

Christmas gifts

$180

0.5%

Donation - gift basket

$50

0.2%

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

United Airlines

2016-11-29

$3,664

Air fare - candidate - rome delegation

Chi Town Printing

2016-10-20

$3,200

Printing ad book

Monastero's Ristorante

2016-11-14

$3,150

Fundraisers

NC Consulting

2016-12-23

$2,500

Consulting

NC Consulting

2016-11-21

$2,500

Consulting

NC Consulting

2016-10-17

$2,500

Consulting

Randy J. Barnette

2016-12-06

$2,000

Consulting

Randy J. Barnette

2016-11-05

$2,000

Consulting

Randy J. Barnette

2016-10-05

$2,000

Consulting

Chi Town Printing

2016-10-03

$1,190

Printing

Chicago Cubs

2016-11-07

$940

Ticket purchases

Shirley Taetle

2016-10-17

$925

Accounting fees

Don Sadofsky

2016-10-20

$650

Cocktail party music

Gail Beitz

2016-10-03

$600

Consulting

Gail Beitz

2016-11-07

$600

Consulting

U S Postmaster

2016-11-29

$471

Postage

Shirley Taetle

2016-11-14

$425

Accounting fees

Bistro Campagne

2016-11-07

$317

Meeting expense

A T & T

2016-12-12

$314

Telephone expenses

A T & T

2016-10-17

$312

Telephone expenses

Chicago Cubs

2016-11-29

$290

Tickets

Cavalieri Hilton

2016-11-29

$287

Lodging - candidate - rome delegation

Chi Town Printing

2016-12-23

$260

Printing

A T & T

2016-11-14

$217

Telephone expenses

Bloomingdales

2016-11-07

$212

Gifts

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