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Sunday, December 22, 2024

How did John Arena spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic John Arena's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect John Arena, spent $11,570 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Arena's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 51.7% of this total ($4,416) going to Progressive Solutions LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Arena's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$8,541
73.8%
Database expenses
$960
8.3%
Donation/dues
$550
4.8%
Donations
$450
3.9%
Meeting expense
$376
3.3%
Food for meeting
$191
1.7%
Room rental
$170
1.5%
Travel expenses
$169
1.5%
Office supplies
$158
1.4%
Supplies
$3
< 0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Progressive Solutions LLC
2017-04-19
$4,416
Consulting
JKV Strategies
2017-06-20
$4,125
Consulting
Six Corners Association
2017-06-13
$550
Donation/dues
Ngp
2017-04-03
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2017-05-02
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2017-06-02
$320
Database expenses
St. Constance Parish
2017-05-08
$250
Donations
Randolph Tavern
2017-05-23
$220
Meeting expense
St John's Lutheran Church
2017-04-05
$200
Donations
Chicago's Pizza
2017-04-21
$191
Food for meeting
Filament Theater
2017-05-05
$170
Room rental
American Airlines
2017-06-15
$169
Travel expenses
Amazon
2017-04-17
$158
Office supplies
Fannie's
2017-06-05
$155
Meeting expense
Amazon
2017-04-17
$3
Supplies

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