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Sunday, December 22, 2024

How did Anna Valencia spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Anna Valencia's election campaign committee, Friends for Anna Valencia, spent $22,939 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Valencia's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 66.8% of this total ($10,000) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Valencia's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$14,972
65.3%
Event expenses
$4,224
18.4%
Printing
$2,374
10.4%
Credit card processing
$617
2.7%
Donations
$500
2.2%
Photography
$250
1.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2018-01-08
$10,000
Consulting
Eastman Strategies
2018-02-27
$3,000
Consulting
Pearl Brasserie Chicago
2018-02-12
$2,002
Event expenses
Pearl Brasserie Chicago
2018-02-22
$2,002
Event expenses
Breaker Press
2018-02-05
$1,358
Printing
Melissa Hoffmann
2018-01-23
$1,250
Consulting
Wildfire Contact
2018-01-08
$1,016
Printing
City Club of Chicago
2018-01-24
$500
Donations
Melissa Hoffmann
2018-02-12
$500
Consulting
Tarji Smedley
2018-02-08
$250
Photography
MAC Creative
2018-02-20
$222
Consulting
Better Belly, LLC
2018-02-07
$219
Event expenses
ActBlue
2018-03-09
$199
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-21
$185
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-09
$147
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-21
$53
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-09
$19
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-30
$9
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-09
$2
Credit card processing

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