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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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

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Democratic Melinda Bush's election campaign committee, Friends of Melinda Bush, spent $46,163 in the fourth 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 59.5% of this total ($5,276) going to Nickolas Meyer in Round Lake Beach. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bush's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Salaries
$8,869
19.2%
Campaign work
$8,086
17.5%
Consulting
$7,631
16.5%
Rent
$6,377
13.8%
Sponsorships
$5,300
11.5%
Payroll taxes
$2,427
5.3%
Utilities
$2,126
4.6%
Computers
$1,718
3.7%
Storage
$680
1.5%
Web expenses
$630
1.4%
Mobile wifi
$600
1.3%
Payroll fees
$437
1%
Meals
$421
0.9%
Food donation
$259
0.6%
Office cleaning
$220
0.5%
Supplies
$182
0.4%
Ad/sponsorship
$150
0.3%
Ticket
$45
0.1%

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
A Safe Place
2018-10-09
$5,000
Sponsorships
Kelly McKevitt
2018-10-18
$4,000
Consulting
Kerry's Four Legged Friends
2018-12-24
$2,100
Rent
Quinne Welter
2018-12-07
$2,000
Consulting
Apple.com
2018-12-04
$1,718
Computers
Nage One, LLC
2018-10-02
$1,435
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2018-12-04
$1,435
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2018-11-06
$1,407
Rent
Nickolas Meyer
2018-12-20
$1,000
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-11-30
$826
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-12-17
$750
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-10-16
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-11-01
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-11-15
$675
Salaries
Nickolas Meyer
2018-12-20
$675
Salaries
NGP Van Inc.
2018-11-02
$630
Web expenses
Verizon Wireless
2018-11-19
$600
Mobile wifi
Godson Okpu
2018-11-09
$560
Campaign work
At&t
2018-12-19
$551
Utilities
Edward Gallagher
2018-11-01
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-10-16
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-11-30
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-12-20
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-11-15
$515
Salaries
Edward Gallagher
2018-12-17
$515
Salaries

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