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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

How did Jeanne Wrenn spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Jeanne Wrenn's election campaign committee, Friends of Jeanne Wrenn, spent $77,460 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Wrenn's committee spent the most on campaign mangement/consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($58,549) going to KNI Communications, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Wrenn's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign mangement/consulting
$58,549
75.6%
Polling
$6,000
7.8%
Fundraising consultant
$5,040
6.5%
Media expenses
$4,000
5.2%
Credit card processing fees
$1,089
1.4%
Digital marketing
$1,000
1.3%
Meals & beverages
$829
1.1%
Fundraising database
$750
1%
Printing - field
$201
0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KNI Communications, Inc.
2018-03-19
$34,816
Campaign mangement/consulting
KNI Communications, Inc.
2018-03-13
$9,800
Campaign mangement/consulting
KNI Communications, Inc.
2018-03-22
$8,100
Campaign mangement/consulting
KNI Communications, Inc.
2018-01-02
$6,000
Polling
CFO Consulting Group
2018-01-02
$5,040
Fundraising consultant
Main Street Solutions
2018-03-14
$4,000
Media expenses
KNI Communications, Inc.
2018-03-19
$3,333
Campaign mangement/consulting
KNI Communications, Inc.
2018-01-24
$2,500
Campaign mangement/consulting
MarkED Marketing
2018-02-12
$1,000
Digital marketing
The Dearborn
2018-02-14
$829
Meals & beverages
NGP Van, Inc.
2018-01-09
$750
Fundraising database
Bankcard Merchant
2018-01-02
$501
Credit card processing fees
Bankcard Merchant
2018-02-02
$330
Credit card processing fees
Bankcard Merchant
2018-03-02
$257
Credit card processing fees
TBK Promotions, Inc.
2018-03-07
$201
Printing - field

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