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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

How did Anna Valencia spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Anna Valencia's election campaign committee, Friends for Anna Valencia, spent $50,276 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Valencia's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 45.5% of this total ($15,000) going to Lockwood Strategy, LLC in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Valencia's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$33,000
65.6%
Campaign staff
$11,850
23.6%
Event sponsor
$1,750
3.5%
Rent
$1,200
2.4%
Event expenses
$887
1.8%
Supplies
$633
1.3%
Meals
$435
0.9%
Printing
$270
0.5%
Production media expenses
$250
0.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2018-08-07
$14,000
Consulting
Lockwood Strategy, LLC
2018-08-15
$7,500
Consulting
Lockwood Strategy, LLC
2018-07-18
$7,500
Consulting
Darnell Clark
2018-08-28
$7,000
Campaign staff
Eastman Strategies
2018-08-06
$3,000
Consulting
Ariana Garcia
2018-09-17
$2,850
Campaign staff
The Chicago Defender Charities Inc.
2018-08-21
$1,750
Event sponsor
Treshonna Nolan
2018-09-06
$1,500
Campaign staff
Randall Buescher
2018-09-10
$1,200
Rent
Luxbar
2018-07-09
$887
Event expenses
Darnell Clark
2018-09-24
$500
Campaign staff
Melissa Hoffmann
2018-07-17
$500
Consulting
Melissa Hoffmann
2018-08-08
$500
Consulting
Uncle Remus Saucy Fried Chicken
2018-07-16
$259
Meals
Brian Schodorf
2018-07-09
$250
Production media expenses
Mariano's
2018-07-13
$248
Supplies
Costco
2018-08-09
$200
Supplies
Costco
2018-07-13
$185
Supplies
Phoenix Restaurant
2018-07-10
$176
Meals
Breaker Press
2018-07-24
$150
Printing
Breaker Press
2018-07-24
$120
Printing

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