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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

How did Casey Smagala spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Casey Smagala's election campaign committee, Friends of Casey Smagala, spent $1,756 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Smagala's committee spent the most on database services in the quarter, with all those payments ($450) going to Ngp Van in Somerville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smagala's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Database services
$450
25.6%
Credit card processing fees
$321
18.3%
Transportation
$276
15.7%
Donation to school rehab
$250
14.2%
Fundraising consulting services
$232
13.2%
Donation & ticket purchase
$225
12.8%

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
Ngp Van
2018-04-18
$450
Database services
Friends of Parlmer
2018-04-30
$250
Donation to school rehab
KMM Consulting, LLC
2018-05-03
$232
Fundraising consulting services
Queen of All Saints Parish
2018-05-29
$225
Donation & ticket purchase
ActBlue
2018-06-24
$67
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-04-29
$46
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-06-30
$41
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-05-13
$30
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-06-10
$30
Credit card processing fees
Uber
2018-05-15
$26
Transportation
Uber
2018-06-25
$24
Transportation
ActBlue
2018-04-22
$18
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-06-17
$17
Credit card processing fees
Uber
2018-06-25
$16
Transportation
ActBlue
2018-04-15
$16
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-05-27
$15
Credit card processing fees
Uber
2018-06-04
$14
Transportation
ActBlue
2018-04-08
$13
Credit card processing fees
ActBlue
2018-05-06
$12
Credit card processing fees
Uber
2018-06-04
$12
Transportation
ActBlue
2018-05-20
$11
Credit card processing fees
Uber
2018-06-25
$11
Transportation
Uber
2018-04-19
$11
Transportation
Uber
2018-06-11
$10
Transportation
Uber
2018-04-10
$10
Transportation

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