How did John M Cabello spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Oct 7, 2017

Republican John M Cabello's election campaign committee, Citizens for John M Cabello, spent $20,442 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cabello's committee spent the most on food in the quarter, with 86.9% of this total ($5,300) going to Giovanni's Inc in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabello's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Food

$6,100

29.8%

Staff salaries

$2,840

13.9%

Sponsorships

$2,500

12.2%

Lease payments

$1,759

8.6%

Fund raising entertainment

$1,360

6.7%

Candidate lodging

$1,349

6.6%

Transportation

$1,298

6.4%

Printing

$1,136

5.6%

Promotional items

$1,035

5.1%

Accounting fees

$500

2.5%

Photography

$200

Office supplies

$187

0.9%

Office equipment

$151

0.7%

Parking

$23

0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

Giovanni's Inc

2017-08-09

$5,300

Food

House Republican Organization

2017-08-14

$2,500

Sponsorships

Chad Erickson

2017-09-09

$1,500

Staff salaries

Minuteman Press

2017-07-25

$1,136

Printing

R&R Sports Authority

2017-08-18

$1,035

Promotional items

Trump International Hotels

2017-07-26

$985

Candidate lodging

Kevin O'Connell

2017-08-21

$860

Fund raising entertainment

Franchesco's Restornate

2017-09-08

$800

Food

Kyle Weber

2017-07-10

$620

Staff salaries

GM Financing

2017-09-22

$586

Lease payments

GM Financing

2017-08-07

$586

Lease payments

GM Financing

2017-07-18

$586

Lease payments

American Airlines Inc

2017-07-17

$500

Transportation

James Earl Brenner

2017-09-18

$500

Staff salaries

Donald Lee

2017-09-07

$500

Accounting fees

Michael Rubino

2017-09-18

$500

Fund raising entertainment

American Airlines Inc

2017-07-24

$488

Transportation

Trump International Hotels

2017-07-26

$364

Candidate lodging

American Airlines Inc

2017-07-17

$256

Transportation

Kyle Weber

2017-08-14

$220

Staff salaries

Paul Johansen

2017-08-22

$200

Photography

Jim Thacker

2017-08-22

$187

Office supplies

Best Buy

2017-09-26

$151

Office equipment

American Airlines Inc

2017-07-17

$31

Transportation

Trump International Hotels

2017-07-26

$23

Parking

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