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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

How did Tiana Ellis Blakely spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Tiana Ellis Blakely's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Tiana Ellis Blakely, spent $6,159 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Blakely's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,800) going to Tyrone Tucker in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Blakely's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$1,800
29.2%
Legal fees
$1,500
24.4%
Votebuilder
$1,000
16.2%
Consulting
$700
11.4%
Fund raising (food)
$498
8.1%
Yard signs
$282
4.6%
Printing
$195
3.2%
Advertising social media
$182
3%

Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Tyrone Tucker
2017-11-01
$1,800
Campaign work
Odelson & Sterk
2017-12-04
$1,500
Legal fees
Democratic Party
2017-11-06
$1,000
Votebuilder
Good Life Cafe
2017-10-14
$498
Fund raising (food)
Firm Marketing Group LLC
2017-10-21
$350
Consulting
Firm Marketing Group LLC
2017-12-21
$350
Consulting
Signs on the Cheap
2017-11-06
$282
Yard signs
Graphix Spot
2017-11-14
$195
Printing
Facebook
2017-11-30
$182
Advertising social media

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