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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

How did Dan Patlak spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Republican Dan Patlak's election campaign committee, Citizens For Dan Patlak, spent $8,744 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Patlak's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,500) going to Law Offices of John Fogarty in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Patlak's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$2,500
28.6%
Fundraising food & beverages
$1,565
17.9%
Golf outing to benefit veterans
$996
11.4%
Consulting
$750
8.6%
Copies
$736
8.4%
Stamps
$564
6.5%
Printing
$556
6.4%
Banquet and ad book
$320
3.7%
Event sponsorship
$250
2.9%
Staff meal
$206
2.4%
Ad books
$150
1.7%
Banquet tickets
$150
1.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Law Offices of John Fogarty
2016-06-01
$2,500
Legal fees
Monk's Pub
2016-04-04
$1,498
Fundraising food & beverages
Bolingbrook Golf Club
2016-04-27
$996
Golf outing to benefit veterans
Minuteman Press
2016-06-29
$362
Printing
Philippine Week Committee
2016-05-14
$320
Banquet and ad book
United States Postal Service
2016-06-25
$282
Stamps
United States Postal Service
2016-05-03
$282
Stamps
FedEx Office
2016-05-31
$255
Copies
MJ Newsletter
2016-06-25
$250
Consulting
MJ Newsletter
2016-04-04
$250
Consulting
MJ Newsletter
2016-04-25
$250
Consulting
Women's Propeerty Tax Association
2016-04-12
$250
Event sponsorship
Potbelly Sandwich Shop
2016-04-04
$206
Staff meal
Minuteman Press
2016-06-24
$193
Printing
Illinois Family Institute
2016-06-17
$150
Ad books
Illinois Family Institute
2016-05-06
$150
Banquet tickets
FedEx
2016-05-03
$116
Copies
FedEx
2016-06-04
$99
Copies
FedEx
2016-05-06
$93
Copies
FedEx
2016-04-30
$91
Copies
FedEx
2016-06-01
$78
Copies
Monk's Pub
2016-04-04
$67
Fundraising food & beverages

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