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Monday, December 23, 2024

How did Deb Mell spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Deb Mell's election campaign committee, Citizens for Deb Mell, spent $7,858 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mell's committee spent the most on supplement to salary in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Matthew Eisenbart in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mell's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Supplement to salary
$5,000
63.6%
Donations
$625
8%
Website expenses
$599
7.6%
Sponsorships
$375
4.8%
Email services
$334
4.3%
T-shirts
$266
3.4%
Telephones
$258
3.3%
Entertainment
$200
2.6%
Services rendered
$200
2.6%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Matthew Eisenbart
2017-07-03
$5,000
Supplement to salary
E-Page City
2017-08-07
$599
Website expenses
The Kedzie Center
2017-07-18
$500
Donations
Horner Park Advisory Council
2017-07-10
$375
Sponsorships
ABCompuprint
2017-08-21
$266
T-shirts
Armando Castillo
2017-08-22
$200
Entertainment
Horner Park Advisory Council
2017-07-03
$125
Donations
Constant Contact
2017-08-14
$111
Email services
Constant Contact
2017-07-14
$111
Email services
Constant Contact
2017-09-14
$111
Email services
Walter Cumba
2017-07-18
$100
Services rendered
Walter Cumba
2017-08-23
$100
Services rendered
At&t
2017-09-08
$86
Telephones
At&t
2017-08-08
$85
Telephones
At&t
2017-07-10
$85
Telephones

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