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How did John J Cullerton spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic John J Cullerton's election campaign committee, Citizens for John Cullerton for State Senate, spent $195,147 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cullerton's committee spent the most on tickets in the quarter, with 42.8% of this total ($27,780) going to Chicago Bulls in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cullerton's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Tickets
$64,923
33.3%
Fundraising expenses
$59,000
30.2%
Charitable donation
$34,703
17.8%
Payroll
$8,000
4.1%
Bonus
$7,500
3.8%
Meetings
$4,293
2.2%
Radio show sponsorship
$3,000
1.5%
Lodging
$2,937
1.5%
Contributions
$2,500
1.3%
Rent
$2,085
1.1%
Transport
$997
0.5%
Car lease
$980
0.5%
Phones
$976
0.5%
Cubs - tickets
$638
0.3%
Parking
$455
0.2%
Memorial
$418
0.2%
Supplies
$321
0.2%
Membership/dining
$320
0.2%
Advertising
$257
0.1%
Fuel
$233
0.1%
Fees
$188
0.1%
Office supplies
$172
< 0.1%
Water
$164
< 0.1%
Meals
$80
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Rich Harvest Farms
2018-09-11
$51,000
Fundraising expenses
Chicago Bulls
2018-08-29
$22,824
Tickets
Chicago Cubs
2018-09-25
$19,202
Tickets
Front Gate Tickets
2018-08-02
$13,686
Tickets
IUOE Local 399 Building Corp.
2018-08-08
$6,500
Fundraising expenses
Boys and Girls Club of Chicago
2018-09-25
$5,000
Charitable donation
Concussion Legacy Foundation
2018-07-09
$5,000
Charitable donation
Lawrence Hall Youth Services
2018-08-28
$5,000
Charitable donation
Les Turner ALS Foundation of Chicago
2018-08-13
$5,000
Charitable donation
Chicago Bulls
2018-07-27
$4,955
Tickets
Roslyn Fossett
2018-07-13
$4,000
Payroll
Roslyn Fossett
2018-09-17
$4,000
Payroll
Giordano Dance Chicago
2018-07-20
$3,000
Charitable donation
Rickey Hendon
2018-09-19
$3,000
Radio show sponsorship
Matthew Elias
2018-07-10
$2,500
Bonus
Friends of Anna Valencia
2018-08-14
$2,500
Contributions
Giordano Dance Chicago
2018-08-14
$2,058
Charitable donation
Giordano Dance Chicago
2018-07-27
$1,800
Charitable donation
Concussion Legacy Foundation
2018-08-31
$1,500
Charitable donation
Giordano Dance Chicago
2018-08-08
$1,500
Charitable donation
Concussion Legacy Foundation
2018-07-20
$1,000
Charitable donation
Genevieve Kwan
2018-07-24
$1,000
Bonus
Genevieve Kwan
2018-08-31
$1,000
Bonus
Kelly McKevitt
2018-07-02
$1,000
Bonus
Kelly McKevitt
2018-08-06
$1,000
Bonus

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