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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

How did Kurt A Summers Jr spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Kurt A Summers Jr's election campaign committee, Summers for Chicago, spent $64,009 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Summers's committee spent the most on research in the quarter, with all those payments ($31,550) going to Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Summers's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Research
$31,550
49.3%
Consulting - fundraising
$19,250
30.1%
Legal fees
$2,880
4.5%
Data services
$2,130
3.3%
Printing
$1,718
2.7%
Technical services fee
$1,448
2.3%
Sponsorships
$1,400
2.2%
Refund - over contribution limit
$1,000
1.6%
Insurance
$750
1.2%
Printing services
$712
1.1%
Technical service fee
$627
1%
Cell phones
$541
0.9%

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
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
2017-02-02
$17,100
Research
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
2017-03-02
$14,450
Research
Rachel Hoge
2017-02-23
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-01-30
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-02-09
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-03-09
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-03-27
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell, & Blankenship, P.C.
2017-03-13
$2,880
Legal fees
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-02-08
$2,130
Data services
Rachel Hoge
2017-01-15
$1,750
Consulting - fundraising
Big Steps Consulting, Inc.
2017-01-11
$1,718
Printing
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-01-31
$1,024
Technical services fee
Illinois Democratic County Chairmen's Association
2017-03-02
$1,000
Sponsorships
Old Veteran Construction, Inc.
2017-03-31
$1,000
Refund - over contribution limit
Rachel Hoge
2017-03-15
$750
Insurance
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2017-02-23
$712
Printing services
IVI-IPO South Chapter
2017-01-24
$400
Sponsorships
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-03-26
$396
Technical services fee
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-03-26
$225
Technical service fee
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-01-23
$213
Technical service fee
AT&T Mobility
2017-01-12
$202
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2017-03-12
$179
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2017-02-12
$159
Cell phones
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-01-16
$63
Technical service fee
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-03-26
$56
Technical service fee

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