How did Brian Hopkins spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Oct 7, 2017

Democratic Brian Hopkins's election campaign committee, Hopkins for Chicago, spent $79,328 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Hopkins's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($21,175) going to E Landa in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hopkins's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Rent

$21,175

26.7%

Consulting

$20,600

26%

Staff salaries

$10,287

13%

Printing

$4,724

Taxes - federal

$4,685

5.9%

Donations

$3,050

3.8%

Catering

$2,079

2.6%

Merchant processing fee

$1,731

2.2%

Telephones

$1,376

1.7%

Meals

$1,052

1.3%

Refunds

$1,000

1.3%

Database fee

$1,000

1.3%

Storage

$915

1.2%

Ad books

$800

Health insurance

$780

Ice cream

$700

0.9%

Signs

$623

0.8%

Computer purchases

$595

0.8%

Online advertising

$421

0.5%

Sponsorships

$420

0.5%

Transportation

$318

0.4%

Car maintenance

$284

0.4%

Payroll processing fees

$215

0.3%

Postage

$170

0.2%

Worker's compensation

$167

0.2%

Checks

$155

0.2%

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

E Landa

2017-09-01

$21,175

Rent

KJD Strategies

2017-09-12

$15,000

Consulting

Breaker Press

2017-09-06

$2,987

Printing

John Geahan

2017-07-28

$2,943

Staff salaries

John Geahan

2017-08-30

$2,943

Staff salaries

John Geahan

2017-09-28

$2,943

Staff salaries

Pulaski Park Advisory Council

2017-07-31

$2,700

Donations

Chicago Botanic Garden

2017-09-14

$2,009

Catering

Paychex

2017-08-31

$1,659

Taxes - federal

Paychex

2017-07-31

$1,619

Taxes - federal

Christian Ficara

2017-07-28

$1,500

Consulting

Christian Ficara

2017-08-30

$1,500

Consulting

Sage Payment Solutions

2017-07-03

$1,469

Merchant processing fee

Paychex

2017-09-29

$1,406

Taxes - federal

Stephen Niketopoulos

2017-07-28

$1,300

Consulting

Stephen Niketopoulos

2017-08-30

$1,300

Consulting

Breaker Press

2017-07-17

$1,236

Printing

John George

2017-09-13

$1,000

Refunds

DJ Ramos

2017-08-30

$820

Staff salaries

Lake Shore Park Advisory Council

2017-08-07

$800

Ad books

Johnny Mack

2017-08-14

$700

Ice cream

DJ Ramos

2017-07-28

$636

Staff salaries

Consolidated Printing

2017-08-07

$623

Signs

Lifeline Repair

2017-09-14

$595

Computer purchases

Breaker Press

2017-07-12

$500

Printing

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