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Sunday, December 22, 2024

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

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Democratic Heather Steans's election campaign committee, Friends of Heather Steans, spent $36,786 in the fourth 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 ($17,228) going to Rose Ashby in La Grange. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Steans's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$17,228
46.8%
Consulting
$12,000
32.6%
Sponsorships
$2,000
5.4%
Internship
$1,797
4.9%
Software
$1,050
2.9%
Bags
$990
2.7%
Expense reimbursement
$301
0.8%
Space rental
$250
0.7%
Cleaning services
$232
0.6%
Mileage expenses
$201
0.6%
Printing
$200
0.5%
Advertising
$189
0.5%
Gift cards
$170
0.5%
Processing fees
$162
0.4%
Meeting supplies
$12
< 0.1%

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
Kupper Communications
2017-10-02
$6,000
Consulting
Kupper Communications
2017-12-04
$6,000
Consulting
Rose Ashby
2017-11-02
$5,922
Campaign work
Rose Ashby
2017-12-06
$5,922
Campaign work
Rose Ashby
2017-10-03
$5,384
Campaign work
Edgewater Chamber of Commerce
2017-12-18
$2,000
Sponsorships
NGP Van
2017-11-30
$1,050
Software
Custom Eco Friendly
2017-11-07
$990
Bags
John Otto Peloquin
2017-12-04
$490
Internship
John Otto Peloquin
2017-12-11
$490
Internship
Rose Ashby
2017-11-07
$301
Expense reimbursement
John Otto Peloquin
2017-10-13
$300
Internship
John Otto Peloquin
2017-11-07
$300
Internship
St. Andrews Church
2017-12-11
$250
Space rental
John Otto Peloquin
2017-12-20
$217
Internship
Rose Ashby
2017-12-18
$201
Mileage expenses
Chi-Town Printing
2017-12-05
$200
Printing
Chicago Jewish Star
2017-12-11
$189
Advertising
Walgreens
2017-12-11
$170
Gift cards
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-11-17
$79
Processing fees
Rosa Maria Reyna
2017-12-11
$78
Cleaning services
Rosa Maria Reyna
2017-10-13
$77
Cleaning services
Rosa Maria Reyna
2017-11-07
$77
Cleaning services
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-10-17
$60
Processing fees
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-12-17
$23
Processing fees

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