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Friday, March 29, 2024

How did Patrick J OConnor spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Non partisan Patrick J OConnor's election campaign committee, Citizens for Patrick O'Connor, spent $66,207 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

OConnor's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,086) going to Quest Graphics in Glenview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how OConnor's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$12,086
18.3%
Consulting
$11,499
17.4%
Refund of donation
$6,500
9.8%
Christmas gift
$6,100
9.2%
Postage for newsletter
$5,852
8.8%
2017 event
$4,825
7.3%
Oct. & nov. 2017
$2,229
3.4%
Phones
$1,288
2%
Dec. 2017
$1,114
1.7%
Car rental
$1,114
1.7%
Auto repair
$1,000
1.5%
Supplies
$943
1.4%
Prec capts. mtg
$825
1.3%
Services
$814
1.2%
Retirement partyt
$799
1.2%
Misc.
$784
1.2%
Flowers
$713
1.1%
N.ov. & dec. 2017
$600
0.9%
Gas
$586
0.9%
Misc. supplies
$533
0.8%
Postage
$509
0.8%
Dinner meeting
$500
0.8%
Ad for dinner dance
$500
0.8%
Dinner tickets
$500
0.8%
Copier
$410
0.6%
Cell phones
$375
0.6%
Electric
$359
0.5%
Door doorknob bags
$331
0.5%
Cylinder rental fee
$307
0.5%
Rental
$306
0.5%
Web consulting
$230
0.4%
Misc. supplies & mtg. reimburse t. czarneckisc.
$229
0.4%
Residential permit parking passes
$225
0.3%
Rental fee
$210
0.3%
Lunch staff meeting
$179
0.3%
Church bulletin
$168
0.3%
Telephone expenses
$165
0.3%
Printer toner etc.
$162
0.2%
Annual sub
$155
0.2%
Renewal
$108
0.2%
Retirement party deposit
$50
< 0.1%
Mailing
$6
< 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
Quest Graphics
2017-12-20
$6,645
Printing
Candea Development
2017-10-04
$6,500
Refund of donation
Quest Graphics
2017-12-20
$5,852
Postage for newsletter
Quest Graphics
2017-10-29
$5,441
Printing
D4 Irish Pub
2017-10-25
$4,825
2017 event
Laurie Block
2017-12-19
$3,500
Christmas gift
Lexus Financial Services
2017-10-13
$2,229
Oct. & nov. 2017
Robert Newton
2017-10-11
$2,083
Consulting
Robert Newton
2017-11-02
$2,083
Consulting
Robert Newton
2017-12-01
$2,083
Consulting
Lexus Financial Services
2017-10-30
$1,114
Dec. 2017
Lexus Financial Services
2017-12-05
$1,114
Car rental
B & L Automotive Repairs Inc.
2017-10-12
$1,000
Auto repair
Meg Schaefer
2017-10-01
$875
Consulting
Meg Schaefer
2017-10-16
$875
Consulting
Meg Schaefer
2017-11-03
$875
Consulting
Meg Schaefer
2017-11-14
$875
Consulting
Meg Schaefer
2017-12-01
$875
Consulting
Meg Schaefer
2017-12-15
$875
Consulting
Atlantic Bar
2017-10-01
$825
Prec capts. mtg
Lou Malnati's
2017-11-01
$799
Retirement partyt
Rita Howard
2017-12-19
$700
Christmas gift
Mary Ann Roti-Walz
2017-12-19
$700
Christmas gift
Meg Schaefer
2017-12-19
$700
Christmas gift
Jin An Creative America Inc.
2017-11-01
$600
N.ov. & dec. 2017

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