How did Debra Shore spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Jul 7, 2017

Democratic Debra Shore's election campaign committee, Friends of Debra Shore, spent $47,927 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Shore's committee spent the most on annual report production in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,782) going to Big Steps Consulting in La Grange. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Shore's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Annual report production

$12,782

26.7%

Fundraising consulting

$7,500

15.7%

Website redesign

$5,731

12%

Fundraising expenses

$5,352

11.2%

Consulting

$4,450

9.3%

Media production

$4,100

8.6%

Printing

$2,827

5.9%

Postage and mail housing

$1,347

2.8%

Bank charges

$1,155

2.4%

Annual report mailing

$980

Accounting services

$750

1.6%

Web consulting and design

$699

1.5%

Photography

$250

0.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

Big Steps Consulting

2017-04-05

$12,782

Annual report production

Scott Kastrup

2017-06-19

$7,500

Fundraising consulting

Big Steps Consulting

2017-04-05

$5,731

Website redesign

Erie Cafe

2017-06-23

$5,352

Fundraising expenses

Snyder Pickerill Media Group

2017-05-01

$4,100

Media production

Sommers & Fahrenbach

2017-05-19

$2,827

Printing

Blueprint Campaign Consulting

2017-05-02

$1,500

Consulting

Blueprint Campaign Consulting

2017-05-24

$1,500

Consulting

Blueprint Campaign Consulting

2017-04-04

$1,450

Consulting

Hensley Company

2017-05-19

$1,347

Postage and mail housing

Big Steps Consulting

2017-04-10

$980

Annual report mailing

NGP Van

2017-04-04

$750

Accounting services

Big Steps Consulting

2017-05-30

$699

Web consulting and design

ActBlue

2017-05-28

$276

Bank charges

Robert Kusel Photography

2017-04-03

$250

Photography

ActBlue

2017-06-26

$231

Bank charges

ActBlue

2017-06-11

$132

Bank charges

ActBlue

2017-05-14

$108

Bank charges

ActBlue

2017-05-07

$98

Bank charges

ActBlue

2017-06-04

$82

Bank charges

ActBlue

2017-04-30

$79

Bank charges

ActBlue

2017-05-21

$73

Bank charges

ActBlue

2017-04-23

$69

Bank charges

ActBlue

2017-04-09

Bank charges

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