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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

How did Thomas J Dart spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Thomas J Dart's election campaign committee, Friends of Dart, spent $36,175 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Dart's committee spent the most on contributions in the quarter, with all those payments ($15,000) going to Cook County Democratic Party in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dart's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contributions
$15,000
41.5%
Campaign work
$10,061
27.8%
Fund raising (food)
$4,437
12.3%
Website expenses
$2,212
6.1%
Donations
$1,100
3%
Food
$884
2.4%
Subscriptions
$750
2.1%
Bank charges
$595
1.6%
Storage
$525
1.5%
Phones
$251
0.7%
Refunds
$235
0.7%
Printing
$123
0.3%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cook County Democratic Party
2017-10-31
$15,000
Contributions
Maggianos
2017-10-17
$4,437
Fund raising (food)
Robert Harmening, III
2017-10-20
$2,500
Campaign work
Robert Harmening, III
2017-11-17
$2,500
Campaign work
Robert Harmening, III
2017-11-03
$2,500
Campaign work
Robert Harmening, III
2017-12-01
$2,500
Campaign work
AdEasel
2017-12-01
$2,212
Website expenses
Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago
2017-11-10
$800
Donations
NGP VAN, Inc
2017-10-07
$750
Subscriptions
Giordano's
2017-10-11
$424
Food
Communities United
2017-11-14
$300
Donations
Giordano's
2017-11-14
$273
Food
Heather Bock
2017-11-03
$235
Refunds
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2017-11-03
$224
Bank charges
Public Storage
2017-11-03
$175
Storage
Public Storage
2017-10-03
$175
Storage
Public Storage
2017-12-04
$175
Storage
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2017-11-03
$131
Bank charges
UPS Store
2017-12-05
$123
Printing
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2017-10-04
$101
Bank charges
AT&T Mobility
2017-12-11
$88
Phones
AT&T Mobility
2017-10-11
$88
Phones
AT&T Mobility
2017-11-12
$73
Phones
UPS Store
2017-12-27
$61
Campaign work
Jason's Deli
2017-12-26
$57
Food

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