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Monday, June 30, 2025

How did Roderick T Sawyer spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Roderick T Sawyer's election campaign committee, Friends of Roderick T Sawyer, spent $23,552 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Sawyer's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,963) going to Shedrick Sawyer in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sawyer's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$4,963
21.1%
Rent
$3,000
12.7%
Contractual expenses
$3,000
12.7%
Utilities
$1,832
7.8%
Consulting
$1,500
6.4%
Food
$1,477
6.3%
Cell phones
$1,082
4.6%
Taxes - federal and state
$1,036
4.4%
Golf outings
$919
3.9%
Payroll services
$653
2.8%
Office maintenance
$616
2.6%
Sponsorships
$600
2.6%
Supplies
$519
2.2%
Equipment installation
$516
2.2%
Online advertising
$479
2%
Taxes - federal
$465
2%
T-shirts
$250
1.1%
Community service
$250
1.1%
Computer software
$239
1%
Electrical wiring
$150
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
Progressive Solutions
2017-05-05
$3,000
Contractual expenses
Progressive Solutions
2017-06-01
$1,500
Consulting
Eastlake Management Group
2017-05-30
$1,000
Rent
Eastlake Management Group
2017-05-05
$1,000
Rent
Eastlake Management Group
2017-04-03
$1,000
Rent
Pearl's Place
2017-06-01
$957
Food
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-05-31
$827
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-05-15
$827
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-04-28
$827
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-04-14
$827
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-06-29
$827
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-06-15
$827
Payroll
Rhonda Gibson
2017-06-15
$600
Sponsorships
Comcast Cable
2017-05-09
$595
Utilities
Harborside International Golf Center
2017-04-03
$500
Golf outings
Home Depot
2017-06-19
$419
Supplies
ComEd
2017-05-09
$402
Utilities
Verizon Wireless
2017-05-17
$370
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2017-06-30
$355
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2017-04-18
$355
Cell phones
Hot of the Racks Catering, Inc.
2017-06-07
$300
Food
Comcast Cable
2017-06-30
$292
Utilities
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-06-26
$266
Equipment installation
Access Line (Telenetix)
2017-06-12
$258
Utilities
D. C. Mad Hatter
2017-06-01
$250
T-shirts

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