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Thursday, April 17, 2025

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

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Democratic Melinda Bush's election campaign committee, Friends of Melinda Bush, spent $25,730 in the third 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 45% of this total ($4,050) going to Nickolas Meyer in Round Lake Beach. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bush's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Salaries
$9,002
35%
Rent
$4,230
16.4%
Consulting
$3,105
12.1%
Payroll taxes
$2,921
11.4%
Utilities
$1,801
7%
Fundraising event expenses
$987
3.8%
Parade entry fee
$700
2.7%
Web expenses
$630
2.5%
Storage
$492
1.9%
Printing
$445
1.7%
Supplies
$391
1.5%
Payroll fees
$320
1.2%
Sponsorships
$250
1%
Lodging
$173
0.7%
Volunteer expenses
$162
0.6%
Event food
$96
0.4%
Meals
$20
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Samuel Cruz
2018-09-28
$1,561
Salaries
Nage One, LLC
2018-07-10
$1,500
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2018-08-14
$1,365
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2018-09-07
$1,365
Rent
Carissa Casbon
2018-07-09
$1,100
Consulting
Carissa Casbon
2018-08-29
$1,005
Consulting
Carissa Casbon
2018-08-29
$1,000
Consulting
The Vine of Grayslake
2018-07-02
$987
Fundraising event expenses
North Shore Gas
2018-09-17
$858
Utilities
Nickolas Meyer
2018-07-13
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-08-15
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-07-31
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-08-29
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-09-13
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-09-28
$675
Salaries
NGP Van Inc.
2018-08-03
$630
Web expenses
Edward Gallagher
2018-09-28
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-09-13
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-07-13
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-07-31
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-08-15
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-08-29
$515
Salaries
Social Security Administration
2018-09-28
$483
Payroll taxes
At&t
2018-09-17
$410
Utilities
United States Treasury
2018-09-28
$379
Payroll taxes

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