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Thursday, November 14, 2024

How did Barbara J McGowan spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Barbara J McGowan's election campaign committee, Friends of Barbara McGowan, spent $1,115 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

McGowan's committee spent the most on photography/black history month in the quarter, with all those payments ($300) going to Jerome Photography in Chicago,. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McGowan's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Photography/black history month
$300
26.9%
Spring fundraiser
$250
22.4%
Telephone service
$200
17.9%
Post office box
$200
17.9%
Advertising
$165
14.8%

Table 2 below shows the top 7 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jerome Photography
2017-02-21
$300
Photography/black history month
Illinois Alliance
2017-03-30
$250
Spring fundraiser
U.s. Postmaster
2017-02-01
$200
Post office box
Austin Voice Newspaper
2017-01-03
$165
Advertising
At&t
2017-03-28
$66
Telephone service
At&t
2017-01-30
$66
Telephone service
At&t
2017-02-26
$66
Telephone service

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