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Monday, April 7, 2025

How did Samuel Cunningham spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Samuel Cunningham's election campaign committee, Cunningham Campaign Committee, spent $15,762 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cunningham's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,000) going to Tina Sellers in Gurnee. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cunningham's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$6,000
38.1%
Hall rental for raising funds
$4,943
31.4%
Campaign work
$1,277
8.1%
Headquarters rent
$1,000
6.3%
Accounting fees
$927
5.9%
Mailing
$713
4.5%
Printing
$449
2.9%
Magazine advertising
$250
1.6%
Fund raising entertainment
$201
1.3%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Milan Banquet Hall
2016-12-31
$2,943
Hall rental for raising funds
Milan Banquet Hall
2016-12-20
$2,000
Hall rental for raising funds
Tina Sellers
2016-10-17
$1,000
Consulting
Tina Sellers
2016-10-05
$1,000
Consulting
Tina Sellers
2016-11-01
$1,000
Consulting
Tina Sellers
2016-12-06
$1,000
Consulting
Tina Sellers
2016-11-16
$1,000
Consulting
Tina Sellers
2016-12-15
$1,000
Consulting
January Accounting Service
2016-11-01
$507
Accounting fees
Sellers Insurance and Financial
2016-10-05
$500
Headquarters rent
Sellers Insurance and Financial
2016-11-01
$500
Headquarters rent
The Mailing House
2016-12-29
$476
Mailing
January Accounting Service
2016-10-05
$297
Accounting fees
The Mailing House
2016-10-31
$237
Mailing
Little Fort Media
2016-12-14
$203
Printing
Party City
2016-12-31
$201
Fund raising entertainment
Megan Anders
2016-12-29
$200
Campaign work
Kenny Smith Photography
2016-10-13
$200
Printing
Ronetta Colbert
2016-10-28
$187
Campaign work
Ronetta Colbert
2016-12-16
$175
Campaign work
Ronetta Colbert
2016-11-11
$160
Campaign work
Ronetta Colbert
2016-12-23
$155
Campaign work
Ronetta Colbert
2016-11-04
$150
Campaign work
What's Happening
2016-12-12
$150
Magazine advertising
Ronetta Colbert
2016-12-30
$130
Campaign work

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