How did John J Cullerton spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Apr 7, 2017

Democratic John J Cullerton's election campaign committee, Citizens for John Cullerton for State Senate, spent $150,277 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cullerton's committee spent the most on tickets in the quarter, with 67% of this total ($36,308) going to Chicago Cubs in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cullerton's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Tickets

$54,203

36.1%

Fundraising expenses

$31,950

21.3%

Lodging

$15,100

10.1%

Charitable donation

$8,450

5.6%

Meetings

$7,767

5.2%

Sponsorships

$5,000

3.3%

Insurance

$4,500

Transport

$3,276

2.2%

Parade expenses

$3,215

2.1%

Bonus

$2,500

1.7%

Uncategorized expenses

$2,500

1.7%

Rent

$2,085

1.4%

Membership/dining

$1,211

0.8%

Repayment (overage)

$1,149

0.8%

Member recognition

$1,123

0.8%

Car lease

$980

0.7%

Milage

$780

0.5%

Donations

$750

0.5%

Staff gifts

$600

0.4%

Event ticket

$550

0.4%

Meals

$528

0.4%

Supplies

$431

0.3%

Membership

$395

0.3%

Parking

$355

0.2%

Fuel

$282

0.2%

Postage

$255

0.2%

Memorial

$182

0.1%

Fees

$153

0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

Chicago Cubs

2017-02-21

$14,515

Tickets

Chicago Cubs

2017-02-27

$14,396

Tickets

Chicago White Sox

2017-03-17

$8,676

Tickets

Pearl Tavern

2017-03-13

$8,400

Fundraising expenses

Chicago Bulls

2017-03-21

$6,561

Tickets

The Capital Grille

2017-01-30

$6,143

Fundraising expenses

Illinois State Society

2017-01-24

$5,000

Sponsorships

Chicago Cubs

2017-01-30

$4,917

Tickets

Hyatt

2017-02-07

$4,288

Lodging

Ocean Cut

2017-02-14

$3,600

Fundraising expenses

Maldaners

2017-01-30

$3,419

Fundraising expenses

Maldaners

2017-01-30

$2,770

Fundraising expenses

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

2017-01-06

$2,500

Insurance

Carly Halstead

2017-02-23

$2,500

Bonus

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

2017-02-09

$2,500

Charitable donation

Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation

2017-03-29

$2,500

Uncategorized expenses

Chicago Cubs

2017-01-30

$2,478

Tickets

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

2017-02-15

$2,000

Insurance

Hubbard Inn

2017-01-03

$1,800

Fundraising expenses

Renaissance Hotel

2017-01-24

$1,623

Lodging

Maldaners

2017-01-03

$1,580

Meetings

St. Patrick's Parade Committee

2017-02-01

$1,500

Parade expenses

Maldaners

2017-02-21

$1,443

Meetings

Renaissance Hotel

2017-01-24

$1,258

Lodging

American Airlines

2017-02-14

$1,217

Transport

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