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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Ira I Silverstein spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Ira I Silverstein's election campaign committee, Silverstein for Senator, spent $12,120 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Silverstein's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,500) going to Janet (Rachel) Barron in Lincolnwood. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Silverstein's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$3,500
28.9%
Telephones
$2,423
20%
Ad books
$1,250
10.3%
Sponsorships
$1,000
8.3%
Candidate lodging
$992
8.2%
Rent
$958
7.9%
Newspaper advertising
$784
6.5%
Air fare - candidate
$600
5%
Seminar
$239
2%
Civil penalties
$200
1.7%
Utilities
$170
1.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Janet (Rachel) Barron
2017-05-22
$1,500
Staff salaries
Verizon
2017-04-20
$1,332
Telephones
Janet (Rachel) Barron
2017-04-24
$1,000
Staff salaries
Janet (Rachel) Barron
2017-06-19
$1,000
Staff salaries
Chicago Park District
2017-04-20
$1,000
Sponsorships
Congregation Bnei Rueven
2017-05-30
$1,000
Ad books
Lucerne Hotel
2017-05-28
$992
Candidate lodging
Jewish Star
2017-05-30
$784
Newspaper advertising
Public Storage
2017-06-16
$620
Rent
Jet Blue
2017-05-02
$600
Air fare - candidate
Verizon
2017-05-20
$550
Telephones
Verizon
2017-06-16
$540
Telephones
Public Storage
2017-05-24
$338
Rent
K.i.n.s.
2017-06-01
$250
Ad books
Jerusalem Post Seminar
2017-05-02
$239
Seminar
State Board Of Elections
2017-06-01
$200
Civil penalties
Lakeshore Waste Services
2017-04-28
$170
Utilities

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