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Monday, December 23, 2024

How did Bridget Gainer spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Bridget Gainer's election campaign committee, Citizens for Bridget Gainer, spent $45,346 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Gainer's committee spent the most on professional fees in the quarter, with 77.9% of this total ($21,169) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gainer's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Professional fees
$27,169
59.9%
Consulting
$7,500
16.5%
Printing
$3,166
7%
Bank fees
$2,708
6%
Event sponsor
$2,000
4.4%
Advertising
$900
2%
Campaign software
$750
1.7%
Postage
$588
1.3%
Email services
$375
0.8%
Marketing
$190
0.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2018-05-02
$12,160
Professional fees
KJD Strategies
2018-05-02
$9,009
Professional fees
Kara Highfill
2018-06-01
$5,000
Consulting
Chi-Town Printing
2018-04-02
$3,166
Printing
Phelon Public Strategies
2018-04-19
$2,500
Consulting
GO Consulting
2018-04-01
$2,000
Professional fees
GO Consulting
2018-05-01
$2,000
Professional fees
GO Consulting
2018-06-04
$2,000
Professional fees
Bankcard
2018-04-02
$1,931
Bank fees
Beverly Area Planning Association
2018-04-13
$1,500
Event sponsor
Inside Publications
2018-04-30
$900
Advertising
U S Postmaster
2018-04-02
$588
Postage
Bankcard
2018-06-04
$522
Bank fees
The Tom Hopkins Memorial Foundation
2018-06-08
$500
Event sponsor
Bankcard
2018-05-03
$254
Bank fees
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-04-04
$250
Campaign software
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-05-01
$250
Campaign software
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-06-08
$250
Campaign software
MailChimp
2018-04-29
$150
Email services
MailChimp
2018-04-05
$75
Email services
MailChimp
2018-05-05
$75
Email services
MailChimp
2018-05-29
$75
Email services
Google
2018-04-01
$50
Marketing
Google
2018-05-01
$50
Marketing
Google
2018-06-25
$50
Marketing

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