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Thursday, May 2, 2024

How did Anna Valencia spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Anna Valencia's election campaign committee, Friends for Anna Valencia, spent $30,907 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Valencia's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 94% of this total ($15,732) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Valencia's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$16,732
54.1%
Professional fees
$11,250
36.4%
Printing
$1,096
3.6%
Website services
$625
2%
Event space
$616
2%
Event sponsor
$224
0.7%
Food and beverage expenses
$193
0.6%
Event fee
$169
0.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2017-04-04
$10,000
Consulting
GO Consulting
2017-04-03
$6,750
Professional fees
KJD Strategies
2017-04-06
$5,732
Consulting
GO Consulting
2017-05-03
$2,250
Professional fees
GO Consulting
2017-06-02
$2,250
Professional fees
Breaker Press
2017-04-04
$1,096
Printing
Pragati Strategy Group
2017-06-01
$1,000
Consulting
MAC Creative
2017-04-04
$625
Website services
Knights of Columbus
2017-06-16
$616
Event space
Chosen Few Festival
2017-06-30
$224
Event sponsor
Sam's Club
2017-06-12
$193
Food and beverage expenses
DoubleTree Hotel
2017-06-17
$169
Event fee

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