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Sunday, April 28, 2024

How did Aimee Kessem spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Aimee Kessem's election campaign committee, Friends of Ammie Kessem, spent $4,858 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Kessem's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,500) going to Keith Laksharia in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Kessem's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$1,500
30.9%
Fund raising (food)
$1,100
22.6%
T-shirts
$662
13.6%
Donations
$340
7%
Palm cards
$337
6.9%
Meals
$270
5.6%
Website design
$258
5.3%
Printing
$236
4.9%
Supplies
$155
3.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Keith Laksharia
2018-03-09
$1,500
Rent
Suparosa
2018-01-03
$1,100
Fund raising (food)
Shirts Our Business
2018-03-05
$662
T-shirts
Northwest Suburban Lincoln Day Dinner
2018-03-12
$340
Donations
Dunkin Donuts
2018-03-12
$270
Meals
Marketing Automation
2018-01-02
$258
Website design
Vista Print
2018-02-02
$236
Printing
Walter Wojtowicz
2018-03-03
$175
Palm cards
Walter Wojtowicz
2018-01-02
$162
Palm cards
Wholesale BINGO Supply Co.
2018-03-23
$155
Supplies

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