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Thursday, April 17, 2025

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

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Democratic Melinda Bush's election campaign committee, Friends of Melinda Bush, spent $28,268 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bush's committee spent the most on salaries in the quarter, with 72.3% of this total ($8,057) going to Nickolas Meyer in Round Lake Beach. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bush's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Salaries
$11,147
39.4%
Rent
$4,185
14.8%
Payroll taxes
$3,994
14.1%
Utilities
$2,427
8.6%
Printing
$1,717
6.1%
Fundraising event catering
$819
2.9%
Fundraising expenses
$765
2.7%
Supplies
$631
2.2%
Software
$630
2.2%
Storage
$492
1.7%
Payroll fees
$356
1.3%
Rental fee
$340
1.2%
Meals
$253
0.9%
Web expenses
$200
0.7%
Volunteer expenses
$188
0.7%
Office cleaning
$110
0.4%
Shipping
$10
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Nickolas Meyer
2018-06-08
$4,007
Salaries
Nage One, LLC
2018-06-07
$1,455
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2018-04-11
$1,365
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2018-05-03
$1,365
Rent
FedEx Office
2018-04-16
$1,000
Printing
At&t
2018-04-06
$802
Utilities
United States Treasury
2018-06-08
$799
Payroll taxes
Tempel Farms
2018-06-27
$765
Fundraising expenses
Verativ
2018-06-27
$716
Printing
Waste Management
2018-04-06
$688
Utilities
Social Security Administration
2018-06-08
$682
Payroll taxes
Nickolas Meyer
2018-05-18
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-06-06
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-04-16
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-05-01
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-06-14
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-06-28
$675
Salaries
Maravela's Catering
2018-06-20
$670
Fundraising event catering
NGP Van Inc.
2018-05-08
$630
Software
Edward Gallagher
2018-04-16
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-05-02
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-05-18
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-06-06
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-06-14
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-06-28
$515
Salaries

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