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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

How did James Cappleman spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic James Cappleman's election campaign committee, Citizens for Cappleman, spent $6,780 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cappleman's committee spent the most on consulting fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,500) going to Stacy Pratt in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cappleman's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting fees
$4,500
66.4%
Database software
$930
13.7%
Design services
$500
7.4%
Printing
$473
7%
Credit card processing fees
$212
3.1%
Eblast service
$165
2.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Stacy Pratt
2017-01-05
$1,500
Consulting fees
Stacy Pratt
2017-02-03
$1,500
Consulting fees
Stacy Pratt
2017-03-01
$1,500
Consulting fees
NGP Van
2017-01-18
$930
Database software
Michael Garzel
2017-02-01
$500
Design services
Minuteman Press
2017-03-15
$473
Printing
Mail Chimp
2017-01-09
$55
Eblast service
Mail Chimp
2017-02-08
$55
Eblast service
Mail Chimp
2017-03-08
$55
Eblast service
First Data Merchant Services
2017-02-03
$51
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-03-03
$51
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-01-03
$49
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-01-03
$19
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-02-03
$19
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-03-03
$19
Credit card processing fees

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