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Monday, November 25, 2024

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

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Democratic Melinda Bush's election campaign committee, Friends of Melinda Bush, spent $870,763 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bush's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with all those payments ($785,280) going to Snyder Pickerell Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bush's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$785,280
90.2%
Staff salary
$33,139
3.8%
Payroll taxes
$14,370
1.7%
Printing
$10,828
1.2%
Campaign work
$6,070
0.7%
Rent
$3,978
0.5%
Fundraising expenses
$3,112
0.4%
Office supplies
$3,050
0.4%
Internet/web expenses
$1,650
0.2%
Utilities
$1,389
0.2%
Database services
$881
0.1%
Supplies
$876
0.1%
Parade entry
$742
< 0.1%
Postage
$711
< 0.1%
Travel
$677
< 0.1%
Signs
$516
< 0.1%
Staff meal
$508
< 0.1%
Payroll fee
$439
< 0.1%
Rental fee
$400
< 0.1%
Office insurance
$375
< 0.1%
Credit card fees
$272
< 0.1%
Technology
$251
< 0.1%
Promotional materials
$246
< 0.1%
Volunteer expenses
$206
< 0.1%
Meetings
$200
< 0.1%
Donations
$200
< 0.1%
Gas
$185
< 0.1%
Office cleaning
$165
< 0.1%
Meals
$38
< 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
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-09-02
$378,204
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-08-12
$144,504
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-07-20
$132,504
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-09-23
$65,034
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-09-29
$65,034
Media
Chi-Town Printing Inc.
2016-09-30
$3,790
Printing
Chi-Town Printing Inc.
2016-09-30
$2,635
Printing
Nickolas Meyer
2016-08-12
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-07-29
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-07-01
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-07-20
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-08-29
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-09-29
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-09-15
$1,932
Staff salary
Brae Loch Golf Club
2016-09-14
$1,620
Fundraising expenses
Nage One, LLC
2016-07-11
$1,326
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2016-08-09
$1,326
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2016-09-06
$1,326
Rent
Joshua May
2016-09-29
$1,052
Staff salary
Joshua May
2016-09-15
$1,052
Staff salary
Joshua Wolff
2016-09-29
$977
Staff salary
Social Security Administration
2016-09-29
$961
Payroll taxes
Social Security Administration
2016-09-15
$960
Payroll taxes
Samuel Cruz
2016-07-15
$950
Staff salary
Samuel Cruz
2016-08-12
$950
Staff salary

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