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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

How did Patricia R Bellock spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Republican Patricia R Bellock's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Patricia R Bellock, spent $21,143 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bellock's committee spent the most on printing fundraiser invitations in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,679) going to Blooming Colors in Lombard. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bellock's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing fundraiser invitations
$2,679
12.7%
Campaign fundraiser
$2,642
12.5%
Principal payment, bellock
$2,200
10.4%
Deposit on room for fundraiser
$1,000
4.7%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,000
4.7%
Gasoline
$965
4.6%
Springfield rent / partial
$948
4.5%
Postage for fundraiser invitations
$696
3.3%
Campaign signs
$540
2.6%
Postage
$373
1.8%
Campaign bookkeeping
$350
1.7%
Christmas luncheon staff and volunteers
$342
1.6%
Campaign secretary
$300
1.4%
Campaign sign work
$300
1.4%
Donation to fundraiser
$300
1.4%
Campaign postage
$299
1.4%
Chamber dues
$275
1.3%
Donation to oktoberfest
$250
1.2%
Uso fundraiser - items to send to soldiers
$239
1.1%
Airfare to be guest lecturer at columbia university nyc
$233
1.1%
Christmas gifts springfield staff and secretaries
$231
1.1%
Shipping postage
$224
1.1%
Town hall meeting food and drink
$207
1%
Supplies for fundraiser
$197
0.9%
Volunteer breakfast-signs./ workers
$193
0.9%
Parade/ campaign giveaways
$181
0.9%
Campaign workers/ thank gifts/ candles
$171
0.8%
Campaign storage and cleaning supplies
$151
0.7%
Legislative aide christmas gift
$150
0.7%
District office meeting / food and coffee/ healthcare issue
$144
0.7%
Parade giveaways / flags
$142
0.7%
Cake for fundraiser
$141
0.7%
Pizza for downers grove township campaign volunteers
$140
0.7%
Delivery of christmas gifts to finance and campaign committee
$140
0.7%
Frames for awards
$138
0.7%
Downers grove township reception
$138
0.7%
Office supplies/ snacks for walkers
$136
0.6%
Thank you gifts for staff
$136
0.6%
Campaign office supplies
$132
0.6%
Dinner for campaign committee members
$108
0.5%
Town hall meeting on budget/ hinsdale
$105
0.5%
Christmas gift legislative aide
$100
0.5%
Christmas gift - campaign treasurer
$100
0.5%
Legislative aide birthday gift
$100
0.5%
Campaign committee meeting
$99
0.5%
Town hall meeting supplies
$91
0.4%
Food for office meeting - mental health
$90
0.4%
Supplies and food for springfield meeting
$86
0.4%
Cancer walkathon supplies
$85
0.4%
Breakfast for campaign workers
$76
0.4%
Food for hospital anniversary celebration
$73
0.4%
Volunteer walkers lunch/ train station
$71
0.3%
Office meeting breakfast - healthcare agency
$68
0.3%
Hinsdale budget and town hall meeting supplies
$66
0.3%
Refreshments for office meeting on healthcare
$65
0.3%
Research intern thank you gift
$61
0.3%
Supplies for town hall meeting
$61
0.3%
Campaign supplies for walkers and candy giveaways
$59
0.3%
Supplies for district office
$50
0.2%
Thank you gift
$50
0.2%
Town hall meeting supplies/ photos
$49
0.2%
Food for election day volunteers
$49
0.2%
Food for campaign precinct walkers
$48
0.2%
Office meeting/ hospital issue
$47
0.2%
Office breakfast meeting - human services
$45
0.2%
Heroin meeting/ district office
$44
0.2%
Food for office meeting - managed care
$41
0.2%
Campaign sign supplies
$37
0.2%
Supplies for ncsl nite
$37
0.2%
Donation of coffee and rolls for cancer walkathon
$33
0.2%

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
Blooming Colors
2016-12-07
$2,679
Printing fundraiser invitations
Drake Food Beverage
2016-11-04
$2,642
Campaign fundraiser
Patricia R. Bellock
2016-12-27
$1,200
Principal payment, bellock
Patricia R. Bellock
2016-11-28
$1,000
Principal payment, bellock
Drake Oak Brook
2016-11-04
$1,000
Deposit on room for fundraiser
Drake Oak Brook
2016-11-28
$1,000
Hall rental for raising funds
Postmaster - Clarendon Hills
2016-10-19
$696
Postage for fundraiser invitations
Ideas Company Inc/ Attention Inc
2016-12-10
$540
Campaign signs
Lincoln Tower
2016-12-07
$410
Springfield rent / partial
Lincoln Tower
2016-11-07
$396
Springfield rent / partial
Melissa LaBrash
2016-10-10
$350
Campaign bookkeeping
Parker's Ocean Grill
2016-12-22
$342
Christmas luncheon staff and volunteers
Yvonne Kolling
2016-11-02
$300
Campaign secretary
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce
2016-10-19
$275
Chamber dues
Elmhurst Knights of Columbus
2016-10-13
$250
Donation to oktoberfest
USO Of Illinois
2016-11-21
$250
Donation to fundraiser
Costco
2016-12-06
$239
Uso fundraiser - items to send to soldiers
Southwest Airlines
2016-11-17
$233
Airfare to be guest lecturer at columbia university nyc
TJ Maxx
2016-12-05
$231
Christmas gifts springfield staff and secretaries
Corner Bakery
2016-10-28
$207
Town hall meeting food and drink
Costco
2016-11-03
$197
Supplies for fundraiser
Baked Apple Breakfast
2016-11-28
$193
Volunteer breakfast-signs./ workers
Home Goods
2016-10-06
$181
Parade/ campaign giveaways
Evelyn Jane Boutique
2016-10-11
$171
Campaign workers/ thank gifts/ candles
Postmaster - Westmont IL
2016-10-05
$159
Postage

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