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

By Local Labs News Service

Oct 7, 2017

Republican Patricia R Bellock's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Patricia R Bellock, spent $4,337 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bellock's committee spent the most on session lodging in the quarter, with all those payments ($887) going to Crowne PLaza in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bellock's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Session lodging

$887

20.5%

Pens and parade giveaways

$440

10.2%

Campaign bookkeeper

$400

9.2%

Campaign pens for parade giveaway

$323

7.5%

Summer intern thank you gift

$250

5.8%

Registration fee for conference

$245

5.7%

Office supplies - springfield and district offices

$202

4.7%

Food for campaign dinner meeting

$184

4.2%

4th of july parade candy

$184

4.2%

T-shirts and giveaways for 4th of july parade

$175

Campaign volunteer dinner

$172

4th of july parade supplies

$158

3.6%

4th of july volunteer lunch

$143

3.3%

Human serv. meeting supplies

$109

2.5%

Session lodging / meetings

$85

Campaign meeting supplies

$85

Parade candy

$64

1.5%

Office photos and supplies

$44

Health care meeting

$36

0.8%

Parking for meeting @ thompson center

$36

0.8%

Chicago health care meeting

$36

0.8%

Chicago neonatal meeting

$36

0.8%

Parking for dcfs meeting

$36

0.8%

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

Crowne PLaza

2017-07-01

$645

Session lodging

4Imprint

2017-07-03

$440

Pens and parade giveaways

Melissa LaBrash

2017-07-15

$400

Campaign bookkeeper

Oriental Trading Company

2017-07-03

$323

Campaign pens for parade giveaway

Michael Yellovich

2017-08-18

$250

Summer intern thank you gift

National Council of Environmental Legislature

2017-07-03

$245

Registration fee for conference

Jewel Foods

2017-08-06

$202

Office supplies - springfield and district offices

Whole Foods

2017-08-07

$184

Food for campaign dinner meeting

Walgreen's

2017-07-03

$184

4th of july parade candy

TJ Maxx

2017-07-03

$175

T-shirts and giveaways for 4th of july parade

Parker's Ocean Grill

2017-07-12

$172

Campaign volunteer dinner

Home Depot

2017-07-03

$158

4th of july parade supplies

Crowne PLaza

2017-07-06

$158

Session lodging

Jewel Foods

2017-07-03

$143

4th of july volunteer lunch

Jewel Foods

2017-07-14

$109

Human serv. meeting supplies

Crowne PLaza

2017-08-07

$85

Session lodging / meetings

Jewel Foods

2017-08-18

$85

Campaign meeting supplies

Crowne PLaza

2017-07-03

$83

Session lodging

Walgreen's

2017-07-04

$64

Parade candy

Walgreen's

2017-08-07

$44

Office photos and supplies