How did Dan Donnelly spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Jan 7, 2018

Democratic Dan Donnelly's election campaign committee, Friends of Dan Donnelly, spent $12,833 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Donnelly's committee spent the most on signs - bus stops in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,400) going to Illinois Convenience and Safety in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Donnelly's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Signs - bus stops

$4,400

34.3%

Mailing - christmas cards

$1,600

12.5%

Mailings

$1,297

10.1%

Campaign work

$1,086

8.5%

Campaign - shirts

$1,065

8.3%

Printing

$1,035

8.1%

Fundraisers

$940

7.3%

Printing - christmas cards

$400

3.1%

Campaign phone line

$395

3.1%

Photos for mailings

$259

Advertising

$200

1.6%

Photos - christmas card mailings

$154

1.2%

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

Illinois Convenience and Safety

2017-10-06

$4,400

Signs - bus stops

Amzo Zip

2017-12-20

$1,600

Mailing - christmas cards

Amzo Zip

2017-11-13

$1,297

Mailings

Draft Bar Chicago

2017-11-15

$940

Fundraisers

J-B T-Shirts

2017-10-06

$605

Campaign - shirts

J-B T-Shirts

2017-10-24

$460

Campaign - shirts

Governmental Strategic Solutions

2017-11-06

$425

Printing

Governmental Strategic Solutions

2017-12-18

$400

Printing - christmas cards

Cucina Biagio

2017-12-06

$306

Campaign work

Governmental Strategic Solutions

2017-12-06

$187

Printing

Verizon

2017-10-23

$181

Campaign phone line

Mullen's Bar & Grill

2017-11-22

$163

Campaign work

JCPenny

2017-12-07

$154

Photos - christmas card mailings

Mullen's Bar & Grill

2017-10-05

$143

Campaign work

JCPenny

2017-10-18

$138

Photos for mailings

Mullen's Bar & Grill

2017-11-06

$135

Campaign work

Mullen's Bar & Grill

2017-10-26

$126

Campaign work

Facebook

2017-12-01

$124

Advertising

Verizon

2017-10-23

$122

Campaign phone line

JCPenny

2017-10-18

$120

Photos for mailings

Mullen's Bar & Grill

2017-11-27

$100

Campaign work

Office Max

2017-11-06

$95

Printing

Office Max

2017-11-28

$92

Printing

Mullen's Bar & Grill

2017-10-23

$68

Campaign work

Office Max

2017-12-01

$67

Printing

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