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Thursday, April 17, 2025

How did Melinda Bush spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Melinda Bush's election campaign committee, Friends of Melinda Bush, spent $27,327 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bush's committee spent the most on staff salary in the quarter, with 22.9% of this total ($2,500) going to Thomas Holmberg in Winnetka. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bush's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salary
$10,938
40%
Payroll taxes
$5,248
19.2%
Rent
$3,978
14.6%
Printing
$2,405
8.8%
Fundraising expenses
$843
3.1%
Office supplies
$829
3%
Rental fee
$782
2.9%
Database services
$630
2.3%
Tech support
$560
2.1%
Campaign work
$450
1.7%
Utilities
$343
1.3%
Office cleaning
$165
0.6%
Postage
$151
0.6%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Minuteman Press
2016-06-13
$1,980
Printing
Nickolas Meyer
2016-06-17
$1,932
Staff salary
Nage One, LLC
2016-04-11
$1,326
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2016-05-09
$1,326
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2016-06-07
$1,326
Rent
Shaddi Zeid
2016-06-30
$1,250
Staff salary
United States Treasury (IRS)
2016-06-13
$1,136
Payroll taxes
Social Security Administration
2016-06-13
$985
Payroll taxes
Thomas Holmberg
2016-06-28
$950
Staff salary
Samuel Cruz
2016-06-28
$950
Staff salary
Thomas Holmberg
2016-06-13
$950
Staff salary
Samuel Cruz
2016-06-13
$950
Staff salary
Shaddi Zeid
2016-06-13
$950
Staff salary
United States Treasury (IRS)
2016-06-28
$904
Payroll taxes
Primo
2016-04-04
$843
Fundraising expenses
University Center
2016-04-18
$782
Rental fee
Social Security Administration
2016-06-28
$775
Payroll taxes
NGP Van Inc.
2016-04-11
$630
Database services
Thomas Holmberg
2016-06-13
$599
Staff salary
911 Tech Repair
2016-05-31
$540
Tech support
Minuteman Press
2016-04-05
$425
Printing
Anzori Kuchaidze
2016-06-14
$413
Staff salary
Bijan Shadnia
2016-06-13
$384
Staff salary
Sarah Wasik
2016-06-29
$357
Staff salary
Illinois Department of Revenue
2016-06-13
$298
Payroll taxes

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