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Monday, December 23, 2024

How did Iris Martinez spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Iris Martinez's election campaign committee, Friends of Iris Y Martinez, spent $33,472 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Martinez's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with 89.4% of this total ($6,336) going to Glen Eagles Country Club in Lemont. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Martinez's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outings
$7,090
21.2%
Rent for aug. & sept.
$4,240
12.7%
Donations
$2,500
7.5%
Candidate lodging
$1,526
4.6%
Ad books
$1,500
4.5%
Office supplies
$1,409
4.2%
Air fare - candidate
$1,289
3.9%
Mailing
$1,125
3.4%
Sponsorships
$1,000
3%
Phones
$933
2.8%
Lodging - candidate- nuclear tour conference
$865
2.6%
Copier purchase
$826
2.5%
Storage
$801
2.4%
Meals/meeting with community members
$747
2.2%
Air fare - candidate naleo conference
$622
1.9%
Gasoline
$574
1.7%
Meals/meeting with business leaders
$513
1.5%
Lodging - candidate dnc
$510
1.5%
Deposit golf outing
$500
1.5%
Invitations
$480
1.4%
Banners
$405
1.2%
Cell phones
$385
1.2%
Parking
$340
1%
Office equipment
$330
1%
Mailings
$295
0.9%
Lodging - candidate dnc get out the vote
$266
0.8%
City sticker
$225
0.7%
Pens
$224
0.7%
Tickets
$211
0.6%
Carpet cleaning
$200
0.6%
Transportation
$196
0.6%
Characters for back to school fair/family wellness fair
$175
0.5%
Meals/meeting with dnc
$169
0.5%
Computer services
$156
0.5%
Stamps
$150
0.5%
Meals/meeting with community leaders
$135
0.4%
Meals
$103
0.3%
Meals/meeting with staff
$95
0.3%
Computer software
$78
0.2%
Meals/meeting with volunteers
$59
0.2%
Internet access
$40
0.1%
Meals/staff meeting
$36
0.1%
Meals/ meeting with staff
$32
0.1%
Meals -nuclear tour conference
$25
< 0.1%
Supplies for golf outing
$25
< 0.1%
Removal of copier
$25
< 0.1%
Taxi
$24
< 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
Glen Eagles Country Club
2018-09-25
$6,336
Golf outings
Ampol Development Co., Inc.
2018-08-17
$4,240
Rent for aug. & sept.
Super Hero Collective
2018-08-15
$2,000
Donations
Hilton Paris Opera House
2018-09-17
$865
Lodging - candidate- nuclear tour conference
H.M.J. Copy Service
2018-08-17
$826
Copier purchase
Print Xpress
2018-09-21
$754
Golf outings
American Airlines
2018-07-27
$712
Air fare - candidate
American Airlines
2018-07-02
$622
Air fare - candidate naleo conference
Giordano's of Logan Square
2018-07-02
$622
Meals/meeting with community members
Hyatt Regency Chicago Garage
2018-08-25
$593
Candidate lodging
American Airlines
2018-09-28
$577
Air fare - candidate
Hilton Hotels New Orleans
2018-08-05
$567
Candidate lodging
Glen Eagles Country Club
2018-07-06
$500
Deposit golf outing
Local 399 Political Education Fund
2018-08-16
$500
Ad books
Puerto Rican Bar Association
2018-08-28
$500
Donations
Six Corners Association
2018-07-20
$500
Sponsorships
Kaila Designs
2018-08-11
$480
Invitations
AT&T Bill Payment
2018-08-17
$461
Phones
El Rincon
2018-08-21
$450
Ad books
AT&T Bill Payment
2018-07-02
$431
Phones
Embassy Suite
2018-07-13
$365
Candidate lodging
Staples Direct
2018-07-27
$346
Office supplies
Best Buy
2018-09-24
$330
Office equipment
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2018-08-09
$302
Lodging - candidate dnc
Northwest Arts Connections
2018-07-12
$300
Sponsorships

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