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Monday, December 23, 2024

How did Bridget Gainer spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Bridget Gainer's election campaign committee, Citizens for Bridget Gainer, spent $31,649 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Gainer's committee spent the most on professional fees in the quarter, with 63.6% of this total ($10,500) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gainer's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Professional fees
$16,500
52.1%
Printing
$6,270
19.8%
Food and beverage expenses
$3,418
10.8%
Bank fees
$1,524
4.8%
Event sponsor
$1,500
4.7%
Event space
$916
2.9%
Computer/internet expenses
$750
2.4%
Email services
$575
1.8%
Marketing
$194
0.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2017-04-05
$10,500
Professional fees
Quartino Restaurant
2017-04-14
$3,012
Food and beverage expenses
Chi-Town Printing
2017-04-01
$2,855
Printing
Chi-Town Printing
2017-04-01
$2,628
Printing
GO Consulting
2017-04-03
$2,000
Professional fees
GO Consulting
2017-05-01
$2,000
Professional fees
GO Consulting
2017-06-01
$2,000
Professional fees
Beverly Area Planning Association
2017-05-09
$1,500
Event sponsor
Lizzie McNeill's Inc.
2017-04-01
$916
Event space
Bankcard
2017-04-03
$793
Bank fees
Chi-Town Printing
2017-04-17
$786
Printing
Bankcard
2017-05-01
$682
Bank fees
Sopraffina
2017-04-27
$406
Food and beverage expenses
Ngp Van Inc.
2017-04-05
$250
Computer/internet expenses
Ngp Van Inc.
2017-05-05
$250
Computer/internet expenses
Ngp Van Inc.
2017-06-07
$250
Computer/internet expenses
MailChimp
2017-04-05
$75
Email services
MailChimp
2017-05-05
$75
Email services
MailChimp
2017-06-05
$75
Email services
Google
2017-04-03
$50
Marketing
Google
2017-05-02
$50
Marketing
MailChimp
2017-04-01
$50
Email services
MailChimp
2017-04-24
$50
Email services
MailChimp
2017-04-29
$50
Email services
MailChimp
2017-05-24
$50
Email services

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