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Monday, December 23, 2024

How did Deb Mell spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Deb Mell's election campaign committee, Citizens for Deb Mell, spent $7,198 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mell's committee spent the most on promotional materials in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,908) going to Breaker Press Co Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mell's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Promotional materials
$1,908
26.5%
Food and beverage expenses
$1,891
26.3%
Event fee
$1,500
20.8%
Donations
$750
10.4%
Email services
$323
4.5%
Office repair
$300
4.2%
Processing fees
$284
4%
Phones
$240
3.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chicago Park District
2017-01-24
$1,250
Event fee
Breaker Press Co Inc.
2017-03-20
$998
Promotional materials
Breaker Press Co Inc.
2017-02-22
$910
Promotional materials
Fulton Market Kitchen
2017-03-03
$820
Food and beverage expenses
Fulton Market Kitchen
2017-03-30
$807
Food and beverage expenses
Lambda Legal
2017-02-02
$500
Donations
European Mirror & Glass
2017-03-22
$300
Office repair
Albany Park Chamber of Commerce
2017-03-22
$250
Event fee
Ann Sather Restaurant
2017-01-24
$250
Food and beverage expenses
Bateman Boosters
2017-03-07
$250
Donations
Constant Contact
2017-03-13
$111
Email services
ActBlue
2017-03-31
$108
Processing fees
Constant Contact
2017-01-13
$105
Email services
Constant Contact
2017-02-13
$105
Email services
At&t
2017-03-11
$88
Phones
ActBlue
2017-03-31
$84
Processing fees
At&t
2017-01-07
$75
Phones
At&t
2017-02-07
$75
Phones
ActBlue
2017-03-31
$65
Processing fees
ActBlue
2017-03-31
$25
Processing fees
Ann Sather Restaurant
2017-01-05
$13
Food and beverage expenses

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