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Monday, December 23, 2024

How did Samuel Cunningham spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Samuel Cunningham's election campaign committee, Cunningham Campaign Committee, spent $19,540 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cunningham's committee spent the most on hall rental for raising funds in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,864) going to Milan Banquet Hall in Waukegan. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cunningham's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Hall rental for raising funds
$4,864
24.9%
Return of partial contribution
$4,000
20.5%
Accounting fees
$2,791
14.3%
Fund raising (food)
$2,028
10.4%
Magazine advertising
$1,514
7.8%
Photography
$1,375
7%
Donations
$1,081
5.5%
Flowers
$650
3.3%
Promotional items
$460
2.4%
Awards
$450
2.3%
Printing
$169
0.9%
Supplies
$156
0.8%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Milan Banquet Hall
2018-12-28
$4,864
Hall rental for raising funds
Lake County Auto Sales
2018-12-06
$2,000
Return of partial contribution
Ronald Rogers
2018-12-06
$2,000
Return of partial contribution
La Canoa LLC
2018-12-31
$1,642
Fund raising (food)
January Accounting Service
2018-12-01
$1,181
Accounting fees
Kenny Smith Photography
2018-11-30
$1,025
Photography
January Accounting Service
2018-11-01
$980
Accounting fees
January Accounting Service
2018-10-01
$630
Accounting fees
What's Happening
2018-11-12
$500
Magazine advertising
Brogans Awards
2018-12-28
$450
Awards
What's Happening
2018-12-26
$400
Magazine advertising
Dollar Tree Stores
2018-11-23
$399
Donations
Soaring Eagle Publishing Co
2018-11-24
$364
Magazine advertising
Kenny Smith Photography
2018-11-29
$350
Photography
Lucinda Villalobos
2018-12-17
$350
Flowers
Fresh Start Ministry & Event
2018-11-29
$300
Flowers
Steven's Restaurant
2018-12-29
$300
Promotional items
Evanston Quick Signs
2018-11-28
$250
Magazine advertising
Friends of Toi Hutchinson
2018-10-25
$250
Donations
Old Navy
2018-11-30
$209
Donations
Chandra Thomas
2018-11-02
$200
Donations
Big Ed's Bar and Grill
2018-12-31
$196
Fund raising (food)
O'Brothers Bakery
2018-12-31
$189
Fund raising (food)
Fresh Start Ministry & Event
2018-11-23
$160
Promotional items
Super Fresh
2018-12-31
$156
Supplies

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