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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Cyntha Soto spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Cyntha Soto's election campaign committee, Citizens for Cynthia Soto, spent $7,761 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Soto's committee spent the most on rent - campaign office in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Grace Stramaglio in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Soto's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent - campaign office
$3,000
38.7%
Accounting fees
$1,050
13.5%
2017 inauguration event
$1,000
12.9%
Telephone - campaign office
$913
11.8%
Auto insurance
$545
7%
Gas - campaign office
$442
5.7%
Utilities - springfield apartment
$219
2.8%
Internet access
$215
2.8%
Donations
$200
2.6%
Electricity - campaign office
$176
2.3%

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
Stanley J. Wallach
2017-01-01
$1,050
Accounting fees
Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation
2017-01-03
$1,000
2017 inauguration event
Grace Stramaglio
2017-02-01
$1,000
Rent - campaign office
Grace Stramaglio
2017-01-01
$1,000
Rent - campaign office
Grace Stramaglio
2017-03-01
$1,000
Rent - campaign office
A T & T
2017-01-30
$306
Telephone - campaign office
A T & T
2017-01-02
$303
Telephone - campaign office
A T & T
2017-03-03
$302
Telephone - campaign office
Chicago Community Trust
2017-02-06
$200
Donations
Peoples Gas
2017-01-18
$178
Gas - campaign office
Peoples Gas
2017-02-15
$147
Gas - campaign office
Geico
2017-01-23
$136
Auto insurance
Geico
2017-01-02
$136
Auto insurance
Geico
2017-03-20
$136
Auto insurance
Geico
2017-02-19
$136
Auto insurance
Peoples Gas
2017-03-15
$116
Gas - campaign office
City Water Light & Power
2017-02-25
$110
Utilities - springfield apartment
A T & T
2017-02-14
$75
Internet access
A T & T
2017-03-13
$75
Internet access
A T & T
2017-01-16
$65
Internet access
ComEd
2017-01-09
$60
Electricity - campaign office
City Water Light & Power
2017-02-06
$60
Utilities - springfield apartment
ComEd
2017-02-09
$58
Electricity - campaign office
ComEd
2017-03-10
$56
Electricity - campaign office
City Water Light & Power
2017-01-11
$48
Utilities - springfield apartment

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