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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

How did Theresa Mah spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Theresa Mah's election campaign committee, Friends of Theresa Mah, spent $17,992 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mah's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 34.9% of this total ($3,173) going to Maya Lopez-Zuniga in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mah's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$9,081
50.5%
Printing
$1,544
8.6%
Food
$1,436
8%
Photography
$1,310
7.3%
Transportation
$1,000
5.6%
Rent
$900
5%
Candidate lodging
$702
3.9%
Newspaper advertising
$648
3.6%
Staff lodging
$356
2%
Car rental
$326
1.8%
Donations
$300
1.7%
Parking
$197
1.1%
Computer services
$189
1.1%

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
Mario Lopez
2017-03-01
$1,891
Consulting
Maya Lopez-Zuniga
2017-03-28
$1,891
Consulting
Maya Lopez-Zuniga
2017-02-02
$1,281
Consulting
Ada Tong
2017-03-01
$1,051
Consulting
Ada Tong
2017-03-28
$1,051
Consulting
Royal Excursion
2017-01-20
$1,000
Transportation
Minuteman Press
2017-01-14
$945
Printing
Squires Photography
2017-01-20
$810
Photography
Ada Tong
2017-02-02
$716
Consulting
LM Catering
2017-01-20
$650
Food
Minuteman Press
2017-01-06
$599
Printing
Brian Cerullo
2017-01-05
$360
Consulting
Doubletree Inn Springfield
2017-01-17
$356
Candidate lodging
Doubletree Inn Springfield
2017-01-17
$356
Staff lodging
Costco
2017-02-13
$328
Food
Costco
2017-01-13
$328
Food
Avis
2017-01-13
$326
Car rental
Planned Parenthood
2017-02-02
$300
Donations
VHR Properties
2017-01-06
$300
Rent
VHR Properties
2017-02-25
$300
Rent
VHR Properties
2017-03-15
$300
Rent
World Journal
2017-03-01
$280
Newspaper advertising
Linda Diaz Photography
2017-01-13
$250
Photography
Linda Diaz Photography
2017-02-21
$250
Photography
NationBuilder
2017-03-21
$209
Consulting

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