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Thursday, November 14, 2024

How did Carol Sente spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Carol Sente's election campaign committee, Friends of Carol Sente, spent $5,287 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Sente's committee spent the most on transportation to council of state government study tour for state representatives to focu in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,555) going to United Airlines Plus in Houston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sente's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Transportation to council of state government study tour for state representatives to focu
$1,555
29.4%
Event hosting & catering
$1,075
20.3%
Public relations/communications consultant
$750
14.2%
Annual event donation
$500
9.5%
Crayons
$321
6.1%
Staff holiday dinner
$267
5.1%
Event ticket
$250
4.7%
Gift cards for latino citizens police academy health fair raffle
$200
3.8%
Open house food
$162
3.1%
Electronic filing
$160
3%
Open house refreshments
$46
0.9%

Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
United Airlines Plus
2017-11-21
$1,555
Transportation to council of state government study tour for state representatives to focu
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
2017-12-13
$1,075
Event hosting & catering
RK PR Solutions
2017-12-20
$750
Public relations/communications consultant
A Safe Place
2017-11-14
$500
Annual event donation
Blue Sky Marketing Group
2017-11-16
$321
Crayons
Three Embers Restaurant
2017-12-26
$267
Staff holiday dinner
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
2017-10-25
$250
Event ticket
Jewel Osco
2017-11-13
$200
Gift cards for latino citizens police academy health fair raffle
Bonta Italian Market
2017-10-12
$162
Open house food
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2017-12-29
$160
Electronic filing
Jewel Osco
2017-10-12
$46
Open house refreshments

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