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Monday, November 25, 2024

How did Gerald C Bender spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Independent Gerald C Bender's election campaign committee, Committee for Retention of Judges in Cook County, spent $37,878 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bender's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($18,618) going to Paramount Events in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bender's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$18,618
49.2%
Donations
$8,000
21.1%
Printing and mailing
$3,765
9.9%
Hall rental for raising funds
$3,340
8.8%
Ad books
$1,100
2.9%
Securty deposit hall rental
$1,000
2.6%
Photography
$900
2.4%
Mailing database
$750
2%
Printing
$240
0.6%
Flowers
$165
0.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Paramount Events
2016-09-19
$8,521
Fund raising (food)
Paramount Events
2016-08-09
$8,521
Fund raising (food)
Plumbing Industry Political Action Committee
2016-08-19
$6,500
Donations
Breaker Press Co.
2016-09-08
$3,765
Printing and mailing
City of Chicago
2016-08-04
$3,340
Hall rental for raising funds
Paramount Events
2016-09-20
$1,576
Fund raising (food)
Chicago Federation of Labor
2016-08-17
$1,500
Donations
City of Chicago
2016-08-04
$1,000
Securty deposit hall rental
Carol Mosolygo
2016-08-22
$900
Photography
Ngp Van Inc.
2016-09-01
$750
Mailing database
Chicago Law Bulletin
2016-08-22
$600
Ad books
Chicago Federation of Labor
2016-08-17
$500
Ad books
Breaker Press Co.
2016-09-27
$240
Printing
P2 Consulting
2016-09-13
$165
Flowers

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