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Monday, April 14, 2025

How did Leslie A Hairston spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Leslie A Hairston's election campaign committee, Friends of Leslie A Hairston, spent $26,278 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Hairston's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 69.6% of this total ($6,932) going to Progressive Solutions Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hairston's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$9,957
37.9%
Holiday party
$6,250
23.8%
Equipment rental
$2,646
10.1%
Telephones
$2,469
9.4%
Catering
$1,525
5.8%
Phone and internet installation
$1,500
5.7%
Car lease payment
$693
2.6%
Donations
$600
2.3%
Computer
$428
1.6%
Printing
$207
0.8%

Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Nicole Marie Events
2018-01-08
$6,250
Holiday party
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2018-01-31
$5,932
Consulting
AAA Rental
2018-01-16
$2,197
Equipment rental
Chic in Chocolate
2018-02-02
$1,525
Catering
Shante Fenique King
2018-01-11
$1,525
Consulting
Comcast
2018-01-10
$1,500
Phone and internet installation
Shante Fenique King
2018-03-13
$1,500
Consulting
AT&T Broadband
2018-02-22
$641
Telephones
AT&T Broadband
2018-03-27
$641
Telephones
AT&T Broadband
2018-01-25
$635
Telephones
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2018-02-07
$500
Consulting
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2018-03-14
$500
Consulting
Acura Financial Services
2018-01-09
$483
Car lease payment
AAA Rental
2018-03-02
$448
Equipment rental
ecomputer, inc
2018-03-02
$428
Computer
Nichols Park Advisory Council
2018-01-03
$350
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2018-03-21
$279
Telephones
Whitney Young Swim Team
2018-02-21
$250
Donations
Acura Financial Services
2018-01-02
$210
Car lease payment
PM Graphic
2018-03-19
$207
Printing
Verizon Wireless
2018-01-24
$135
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2018-01-09
$134
Telephones

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