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Friday, November 22, 2024

How did Tom Tunney spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Non partisan Tom Tunney's election campaign committee, Citizens for Tunney, spent $29,018 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Tunney's committee spent the most on salaries in the quarter, with 79.3% of this total ($11,468) going to Erica Kelly in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Tunney's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Salaries
$14,468
49.9%
Rent
$3,750
12.9%
Sponsorships
$3,500
12.1%
Fencing for community garden
$3,000
10.3%
Printing
$975
3.4%
Donations
$950
3.3%
Staff dinner
$681
2.4%
Web hosting
$430
1.5%
Email
$301
1%
Tickets to gala
$300
1%
Ad books
$250
0.9%
Membership/ ad
$247
0.9%
Email marketing
$165
0.6%

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 Sculpture Exhibit
2017-03-30
$3,500
Sponsorships
Lakewood Iron Co.
2017-03-08
$3,000
Fencing for community garden
Erica Kelly
2017-03-06
$1,911
Salaries
Erica Kelly
2017-03-21
$1,911
Salaries
Erica Kelly
2017-01-07
$1,911
Salaries
Erica Kelly
2017-01-20
$1,911
Salaries
Erica Kelly
2017-02-08
$1,911
Salaries
Erica Kelly
2017-02-16
$1,911
Salaries
Sonco Real Estate
2017-03-27
$1,250
Rent
Sonco Real Estate
2017-01-26
$1,250
Rent
Sonco Real Estate
2017-02-16
$1,250
Rent
Carrie Patino
2017-03-27
$1,000
Salaries
Carrie Patino
2017-02-16
$1,000
Salaries
Carrie Patino
2017-01-26
$1,000
Salaries
Chi-town Printing
2017-01-02
$740
Printing
Home Bistro
2017-01-16
$681
Staff dinner
Grow Community
2017-03-02
$500
Donations
Hostway
2017-01-16
$430
Web hosting
Equality Illinois
2017-02-13
$300
Tickets to gala
Equality Illinois
2017-01-07
$250
Ad books
Jane Addams Senior Caucus
2017-02-16
$250
Donations
Come to Boystown
2017-02-13
$247
Membership/ ad
Chi-town Printing
2017-03-02
$235
Printing
Special Olympics Chicago
2017-02-17
$200
Donations
Constant Contact
2017-01-16
$100
Email

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