How did Mary Ellen Vanderventer spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Apr 7, 2018

Democratic Mary Ellen Vanderventer's election campaign committee, Mary Ellen Vanderventer Campaign Fund, spent $632 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Vanderventer's committee spent the most on brochures in the quarter, with all those payments ($422) going to Griffs Graphics in Waukegan. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Vanderventer's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Brochures

$422

66.8%

Postage

$210

33.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter