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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

How did Michelle A Harris spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Michelle A Harris's election campaign committee, Friends of Michelle A Harris, spent $2,561 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Harris's committee spent the most on food for open house in the quarter, with all those payments ($510) going to Jewel Osco in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Harris's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Food for open house
$510
19.9%
Donations
$500
19.5%
Tickets
$400
15.6%
Flowers for funeral
$330
12.9%
Tickets and ad
$220
8.6%
Linen for open house
$174
6.8%
Bus for st. felicitas women's group
$170
6.6%
Donuts for meeting
$97
3.8%
Food
$69
2.7%
Lunch
$58
2.3%
Supplies
$30
1.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jewel Osco
2018-03-02
$510
Food for open house
Coalition for the Remembrance of E.M.
2018-02-21
$400
Tickets
Flowers Unlimited
2018-02-22
$330
Flowers for funeral
Chicago State Educators Fund
2018-03-26
$300
Donations
St. Phillip Neri Church
2018-03-16
$220
Tickets and ad
Rainbow PUSH
2018-01-15
$200
Donations
Party Linens
2018-03-02
$174
Linen for open house
A.M. Bus Company
2018-03-27
$170
Bus for st. felicitas women's group
Dat Enterprises
2018-01-22
$97
Donuts for meeting
Jewel Osco
2018-02-02
$69
Food
Dat Enterprises
2018-02-12
$58
Lunch
Jewel Osco
2018-03-12
$30
Supplies

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