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Thursday, May 2, 2024

How did Heather Steans spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Heather Steans's election campaign committee, Friends of Heather Steans, spent $31,366 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Steans's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with all those payments ($19,206) going to Rose Ashby in La Grange. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Steans's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$19,206
61.2%
Internship
$5,600
17.9%
Sponsorships
$1,250
4%
Software
$1,050
3.4%
Processing fees
$800
2.6%
Advertising
$624
2%
Entertainment
$550
1.8%
It work
$538
1.7%
Expense reimbursement
$489
1.6%
Gift certificates
$314
1%
Supplies for family fun fest
$212
0.7%
Face painting
$200
0.6%
T-shirts
$179
0.6%
Gift cards
$165
0.5%
Intern lunch
$158
0.5%
Stamps
$19
< 0.1%
Supplies for edge fest
$6
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Rose Ashby
2017-07-06
$7,268
Campaign work
Rose Ashby
2017-08-31
$6,191
Campaign work
Rose Ashby
2017-08-02
$5,653
Campaign work
NGP Van
2017-08-31
$1,050
Software
Elizabeth Godbey
2017-07-05
$1,000
Internship
Elizabeth Godbey
2017-07-12
$1,000
Internship
Nushrat Jahan
2017-09-07
$1,000
Internship
John Mignin
2017-07-12
$1,000
Internship
Evan Pfeifer
2017-07-12
$800
Internship
Uptown United Business Partners
2017-09-07
$750
Sponsorships
Jeannie B!
2017-08-09
$550
Entertainment
Dynamic Solutions Group
2017-08-09
$538
It work
Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce
2017-09-07
$500
Sponsorships
Rose Ashby
2017-09-15
$489
Expense reimbursement
League of Women Voters of Illinois
2017-09-15
$435
Advertising
Evan Pfeifer
2017-08-09
$400
Internship
Evan Pfeifer
2017-08-30
$400
Internship
Walgreens
2017-08-09
$314
Gift certificates
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-08-17
$314
Processing fees
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-07-11
$305
Processing fees
Lincoln Bend Chamber of Commerce
2017-08-30
$212
Supplies for family fun fest
Anna Todaro
2017-08-31
$200
Face painting
Chicago Jewish Star
2017-09-27
$189
Advertising
ABCompuprint
2017-09-07
$179
T-shirts
Walgreens
2017-09-15
$165
Gift cards

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