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Thursday, May 2, 2024

How did Justin Slaughter spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Justin Slaughter's election campaign committee, Friends of Justin Slaughter, spent $18,921 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Slaughter's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,544) going to Stars & Stripes in Brideview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Slaughter's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$5,544
29.3%
Fundraising consultant
$2,000
10.6%
Field work
$1,990
10.5%
Campaign consulting
$1,500
7.9%
Consulting
$1,390
7.4%
Photography - photo shoot
$1,100
5.8%
Consulting for community events
$800
4.2%
Graphic design
$764
4%
Event space rental
$600
3.2%
Annual contribution dues
$550
2.9%
Robo calls
$421
2.2%
Event planning and preparation
$400
2.1%
Petition verification
$260
1.4%
Carpet cleaning
$250
1.3%
Donation - christmas party
$200
1.1%
Photographer
$200
1.1%
Dj music for 21st ward christmas party
$200
1.1%
Office clean up services
$200
1.1%
Event food and drink
$186
1%
Office and event clean up services
$160
0.9%
Office help and clean up
$85
0.5%
Event food reimbursement
$70
0.4%
Office clean up
$50
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
Stars & Stripes
2017-10-16
$5,544
Printing
Cratic & Shaffer Consulting
2017-10-10
$2,000
Fundraising consultant
Bamani Obadeli
2017-12-14
$1,500
Campaign consulting
Piper Ferguson Photography
2017-12-19
$1,100
Photography - photo shoot
Jydia Scott
2017-10-30
$800
Consulting for community events
Blue Lacuna
2017-10-12
$600
Event space rental
Nathaniel Winston
2017-10-16
$600
Consulting
Chicago Assembly
2017-10-24
$550
Annual contribution dues
Keith Caldwell
2017-10-03
$514
Graphic design
Mike Stinson
2017-10-05
$480
Field work
Kwele Kwaza
2017-10-03
$400
Field work
Jydia Scott
2017-10-17
$400
Event planning and preparation
Bamani Obadeli
2017-11-06
$300
Field work
Nathaniel Winston
2017-10-05
$300
Consulting
Tierra Hughes
2017-10-12
$250
Graphic design
Landa's Carpet Cleaning
2017-10-20
$250
Carpet cleaning
Community Relations Council of Brainerd
2017-12-20
$200
Donation - christmas party
Jerald Miller
2017-12-22
$200
Photographer
Edward Swanson
2017-12-15
$200
Dj music for 21st ward christmas party
Gregory Wilson
2017-10-23
$200
Office clean up services
Nathaniel Winston
2017-12-13
$200
Consulting
Walmart Supercenter
2017-10-12
$186
Event food and drink
Bamani Obadeli
2017-10-19
$180
Field work
Gregory Wilson
2017-11-13
$160
Office and event clean up services
Nathaniel Winston
2017-11-01
$150
Consulting

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