How did Karen McConnaughay spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Jan 7, 2018

Republican Karen McConnaughay's election campaign committee, Citizens for Karen McConnaughay, spent $12,830 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

McConnaughay's committee spent the most on candidate lodging in the quarter, with 83.4% of this total ($4,050) going to Quenette Development, LLC in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McConnaughay's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Candidate lodging

$4,857

37.9%

Women's conference meals & facility fees

$1,623

12.7%

Fund raising (food)

$1,228

9.6%

Campaign work

$1,210

9.4%

Cell phones

$896

Utilities

$758

5.9%

Gifts

$445

3.5%

Senate republican staff christmas party

$350

2.7%

Promotional items

$346

2.7%

Office supplies

$284

2.2%

Girl scout patches

$216

1.7%

Flowers for women's conference

$204

1.6%

Subscriptions

$180

1.4%

Office equipment

$166

1.3%

Membership fee

$60

0.5%

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

Elgin Community College

2017-10-16

$1,623

Women's conference meals & facility fees

Quenette Development, LLC

2017-10-03

$1,350

Candidate lodging

Quenette Development, LLC

2017-11-08

$1,350

Candidate lodging

Quenette Development, LLC

2017-11-30

$1,350

Candidate lodging

Nuova Italia Restaurant

2017-10-10

$1,228

Fund raising (food)

InterContinental Chicago

2017-12-11

$807

Candidate lodging

Lesli A Melendy

2017-12-19

$750

Campaign work

Lesli A Melendy

2017-12-08

$460

Campaign work

The Gin Mill

2017-11-11

$350

Senate republican staff christmas party

Kernel's Gourmet Popcorn

2017-12-18

$258

Gifts

Comcast Cable

2017-10-04

$252

Utilities

Comcast Cable

2017-12-05

$252

Utilities

Comcast Cable

2017-11-06

$252

Utilities

Advantage Emblem & Screen Printing

2017-10-16

$216

Girl scout patches

A.T. & T. Mobility

2017-10-19

$207

Cell phones

Platt Hill Nursery

2017-10-02

$204

Flowers for women's conference

EmbroidMe

2017-10-23

$173

Promotional items

EmbroidMe

2017-10-30

$173

Promotional items

Geneva Home Works

2017-12-04

$166

Office equipment

Verizon Wireless

2017-10-31

$133

Cell phones

Verizon Wireless

2017-11-29

$133

Cell phones

Verizon Wireless

2017-12-29

$133

Cell phones

Walgreens

2017-12-19

$107

Gifts

WalMart

2017-11-13

$99

Office supplies

A.T. & T. Mobility

2017-10-24

$96

Cell phones

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