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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Ameya Pawar spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Ameya Pawar's election campaign committee, Friends of Ameya Pawar, spent $27,712 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Pawar's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 52.6% of this total ($8,108) going to Third Coast Research in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Pawar's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$15,408
55.6%
Transportation
$2,116
7.6%
Graphic design
$1,675
6%
Online advertising
$1,189
4.3%
Wireless phones
$969
3.5%
47th ward office website & email hosting
$884
3.2%
Website design
$675
2.4%
Email services
$652
2.4%
Web hosting services
$602
2.2%
Snow blower for 47th ward superintendent
$550
2%
47th ward office supplies
$425
1.5%
Website & email services
$422
1.5%
Parking
$331
1.2%
Little league sponsorship
$325
1.2%
Gasoline
$269
1%
City council budget lunch
$250
0.9%
1/2 team sponsorship
$250
0.9%
City hall parking
$204
0.7%
47th ward phone system tech support
$160
0.6%
Breakfast meeting
$106
0.4%
Protection plan for snow blower for 47th ward superintendent
$80
0.3%
Food
$76
0.3%
Reimbursement - transportation
$45
0.2%
Meetings
$36
0.1%
Reimbursements
$6
< 0.1%

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
Third Coast Research
2017-02-17
$4,108
Consulting
Third Coast Research
2017-01-18
$4,000
Consulting
Claire Manaois
2017-01-06
$2,800
Consulting
Heather Iselin
2017-02-01
$1,675
Graphic design
Jim Poole
2017-01-15
$1,500
Consulting
Sam Yanover
2017-02-28
$1,500
Consulting
Sam Yanover
2017-03-30
$1,500
Consulting
Go Daddy
2017-03-29
$884
47th ward office website & email hosting
At&t
2017-02-10
$697
Wireless phones
Brian Olguin
2017-01-30
$675
Website design
Home Depot
2017-01-09
$550
Snow blower for 47th ward superintendent
Facebook Inc.
2017-01-11
$491
Online advertising
Go Daddy
2017-01-07
$428
Web hosting services
National Office Works, Inc.
2017-03-31
$425
47th ward office supplies
Go Daddy
2017-01-03
$422
Website & email services
Welles Park Parents Association
2017-02-24
$325
Little league sponsorship
At&t
2017-01-11
$272
Wireless phones
Facebook Inc.
2017-02-28
$258
Online advertising
Facebook Inc.
2017-01-31
$257
Online advertising
Ann Sather Catering
2017-02-10
$250
City council budget lunch
Hamlin Park Baseball Association
2017-03-14
$250
1/2 team sponsorship
Constant Contact
2017-03-29
$217
Email services
Constant Contact
2017-01-29
$217
Email services
Constant Contact
2017-02-26
$217
Email services
Data-Tel Communications
2017-03-03
$160
47th ward phone system tech support

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