How did Jesus Chuy Garcia spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Jul 7, 2016

Democratic Jesus Chuy Garcia's election campaign committee, Friends of Chuy Garcia, spent $12,403 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Garcia's committee spent the most on utilities in the quarter, with 77.8% of this total ($1,861) going to ComEd in Carol Stream. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Garcia's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Utilities

$2,393

19.3%

Consulting

$2,300

18.5%

Event expenses

$1,125

9.1%

Voter database

$1,020

8.2%

Donations

$900

7.3%

Equipment rental

$663

5.4%

Phone bill

$607

4.9%

Catering

$518

4.2%

$495

Lodging

$469

3.8%

Glass installation-office

$450

3.6%

Service apps

$255

2.1%

Newspaper advertising

$228

1.8%

Meals

$205

1.7%

Service fees

$205

1.7%

Fund raising entertainment

$200

1.6%

Website expenses

$197

1.6%

Processing fees

$168

1.4%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

ComEd

2016-04-21

$1,861

Utilities

Ngp-van

2016-05-03

$1,020

Voter database

Antonio Favela

2016-05-16

$1,000

Consulting

Binny's Beverage Depot

2016-04-14

$571

Event expenses

Tierra Caliente inc

2016-04-18

$518

Catering

Brighton Kelly Baseball

2016-04-25

$500

Donations

Christine Geovanis

2016-05-26

$500

Consulting

Alvaro Obregon

2016-05-12

$500

Consulting

Raul's Glass & Mirrors, Inc.

2016-04-15

$450

Glass installation-office

FP mailing Solutions

2016-05-24

$415

Equipment rental

Binny's Beverage Depot

2016-04-18

$320

Event expenses

Christine Geovanis

2016-04-13

$300

Consulting

NU Hotel Brooklyn

2016-05-23

$291

Lodging

FP mailing Solutions

2016-06-28

$248

Equipment rental

Moreno's Liquors

2016-04-14

$233

Event expenses

Sing Tao Newspapers

2016-04-27

$228

Newspaper advertising

Verizon Wireless

2016-04-12

$208

Phone bill

The Coffee Shop

2016-04-18

$205

Meals

Verizon Wireless

2016-05-11

$200

Phone bill

Diana Galicia

2016-06-27

$200

Donations

Harold G. Medina

2016-04-14

$200

Fund raising entertainment

Sones De Mexico Ensemble

2016-05-31

$200

Donations

Verizon Wireless

2016-06-10

$198

Phone bill

GoDaddy.com, LLC

2016-04-06

$197

Website expenses

Crowne Plaza Hotel

2016-05-25

$178

Lodging

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