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Friday, April 19, 2024

How did William A Lowry spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic William A Lowry's election campaign committee, Friends of Bill Lowry, spent $37,630 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Lowry's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 64.5% of this total ($9,825) going to P2 Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lowry's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$15,225
40.5%
Payroll
$10,000
26.6%
Communications consulting
$3,875
10.3%
Fundraiser expense
$1,817
4.8%
Software services
$1,299
3.5%
Electronic mail services
$786
2.1%
Advertising and promotion
$655
1.7%
Community event ticket
$650
1.7%
Credit card processing fees
$630
1.7%
Website expenses
$538
1.4%
Graphic design consulting
$500
1.3%
Parade entry fee
$450
1.2%
Field expenses - phone services
$352
0.9%
Campaign materials- buttons
$330
0.9%
Advertising & promotions
$318
0.9%
Field expenses
$200
0.5%

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
P2 Consulting
2018-09-19
$3,800
Consulting
P2 Consulting
2018-09-11
$3,500
Consulting
P2 Consulting
2018-09-28
$2,525
Consulting
Aaron Jones
2018-07-09
$2,000
Payroll
Aaron Jones
2018-07-27
$2,000
Payroll
Aaron Jones
2018-08-15
$2,000
Payroll
Aaron Jones
2018-08-31
$2,000
Payroll
Aaron Jones
2018-09-18
$2,000
Payroll
APS & Associates
2018-07-13
$1,500
Consulting
APS & Associates
2018-09-04
$1,500
Consulting
APS & Associates
2018-09-28
$1,500
Consulting
Write/Hear Strategic Communications, Inc
2018-09-04
$1,475
Communications consulting
Write/Hear Strategic Communications, Inc
2018-07-13
$1,400
Communications consulting
Ngp Van
2018-08-13
$1,140
Software services
Write/Hear Strategic Communications, Inc
2018-09-25
$1,000
Communications consulting
Vice District
2018-07-25
$557
Fundraiser expense
Wix
2018-09-10
$538
Website expenses
Amy Evans
2018-07-19
$500
Graphic design consulting
Carl White Jr. Charity Golf Classic
2018-08-01
$450
Community event ticket
Hoge Strategies
2018-08-28
$450
Consulting
Hoge Strategies
2018-09-25
$450
Consulting
Nichols Park Advisory Council
2018-07-02
$450
Parade entry fee
Pier 31
2018-07-16
$430
Fundraiser expense
Giordano's
2018-07-26
$394
Fundraiser expense
Pier 31
2018-07-18
$372
Fundraiser expense

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