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Monday, November 25, 2024

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

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Democratic Melinda Bush's election campaign committee, Friends of Melinda Bush, spent $9,197 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bush's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,017) going to Nage One, LLC in Lake Villa. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bush's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$4,017
43.7%
Fundraising event
$921
10%
Utilities
$823
9%
Database services
$630
6.9%
Donations
$500
5.4%
Staff salary
$486
5.3%
Rental fee
$428
4.7%
Postage
$424
4.6%
Supplies
$251
2.7%
Internet/web expenses
$242
2.6%
Payroll fee
$217
2.4%
Lodging
$155
1.7%
Meals
$98
1.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Nage One, LLC
2017-01-05
$1,365
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2017-02-01
$1,326
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2017-03-07
$1,326
Rent
Maldaner's Restaurant
2017-01-12
$921
Fundraising event
NGP Van Inc.
2017-01-20
$630
Database services
A Safe Place
2017-03-08
$500
Donations
Nickolas Meyer
2017-03-06
$486
Staff salary
Waste Management
2017-03-31
$282
Utilities
Lowe's
2017-01-25
$251
Supplies
Adp
2017-01-25
$217
Payroll fee
United States Postal Service
2017-03-22
$213
Postage
United States Postal Service
2017-01-04
$210
Postage
President Abraham Lincoln Hotel
2017-01-17
$155
Lodging
Metro Self Storage
2017-01-31
$142
Rental fee
Metro Self Storage
2017-03-02
$142
Rental fee
Metro Self Storage
2017-03-31
$142
Rental fee
At&t
2017-01-09
$140
Utilities
At&t
2017-02-08
$140
Utilities
GoDaddy.com
2017-01-23
$131
Internet/web expenses
Waste Management
2017-02-17
$130
Utilities
Waste Management
2017-01-20
$129
Utilities
Maldaner's Restaurant
2017-03-09
$98
Meals
GoDaddy.com
2017-01-12
$95
Internet/web expenses
GoDaddy.com
2017-01-13
$15
Internet/web expenses

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