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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

How did Jesse Garfinkel spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Jesse Garfinkel's election campaign committee, Friends of Jesse Garfinkel, spent $14,020 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Garfinkel's committee spent the most on campaign staff in the quarter, with 48.2% of this total ($3,166) going to Aleza Lichterman in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Garfinkel's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign staff
$6,574
46.9%
Rent
$4,500
32.1%
Taxes - federal
$1,257
9%
Insurance
$644
4.6%
Internet access
$300
2.1%
Computer software
$300
2.1%
State taxes
$270
1.9%
Payroll taxes
$172
1.2%

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
New Covent LLC
2017-10-11
$1,500
Rent
New Covent LLC
2017-11-20
$1,500
Rent
New Covent LLC
2017-12-18
$1,500
Rent
Aleza Lichterman
2017-10-10
$791
Campaign staff
Aleza Lichterman
2017-11-06
$791
Campaign staff
Aleza Lichterman
2017-12-04
$791
Campaign staff
Aleza Lichterman
2017-12-28
$791
Campaign staff
Insurance Intermediaries Inc.
2017-10-04
$644
Insurance
Kaleb Parks
2017-10-10
$445
Campaign staff
Kaleb Parks
2017-11-03
$445
Campaign staff
Kaleb Parks
2017-12-14
$445
Campaign staff
Kaleb Parks
2017-12-26
$445
Campaign staff
Internal Revenue Service
2017-10-16
$419
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2017-11-15
$419
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2017-12-15
$419
Taxes - federal
Joseph Strzalka-Steil
2017-10-10
$406
Campaign staff
Joseph Strzalka-Steil
2017-11-06
$406
Campaign staff
Joseph Strzalka-Steil
2017-12-05
$406
Campaign staff
Joseph Strzalka-Steil
2017-12-27
$406
Campaign staff
Rcn
2017-11-01
$300
Internet access
Illinois Department of Employment Security
2017-10-31
$172
Payroll taxes
NGP Software, Inc
2017-10-02
$150
Computer software
NGP Software, Inc
2017-11-02
$150
Computer software
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-10-17
$90
State taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-11-16
$90
State taxes

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