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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Maria Pappas spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Maria Pappas's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Maria Pappas, spent $42,624 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Pappas's committee spent the most on polling in the quarter, with all those payments ($25,000) going to FM3 Research in Oakland. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Pappas's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Polling
$25,000
58.7%
Promotional items
$15,974
37.5%
Bud billiken parade
$1,000
2.4%
Donations
$400
0.9%
Refunds
$250
0.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
FM3 Research
2018-09-26
$25,000
Polling
Better Containers Mfg Co Inc
2018-08-15
$5,772
Promotional items
Better Containers Mfg Co Inc
2018-08-28
$5,704
Promotional items
Better Containers Mfg Co Inc
2018-07-02
$4,496
Promotional items
Chicago Defender Charities
2018-08-13
$1,000
Bud billiken parade
Richard D. Worsek
2018-07-30
$250
Refunds
Lucius Hall
2018-08-09
$200
Donations
Cesar Izquierdo
2018-08-27
$200
Donations

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