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Monday, July 14, 2025

How did Karina Villa spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Karina Villa's election campaign committee, Citizens For Karina Villa, spent $12,193 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Villa's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,250) going to Jason Arredondo in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Villa's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$3,250
26.7%
Consulting
$3,250
26.7%
Yard signs
$2,520
20.7%
Printing
$978
8%
Rent
$550
4.5%
Postage
$530
4.4%
Fund raising (food)
$366
3%
Stipends
$200
1.6%
Office supplies
$178
1.5%
Campaign staff
$165
1.4%
Post office box
$91
0.8%
Promotional items
$90
0.7%
Campaign work
$22
0.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jason Arredondo
2018-04-19
$3,250
Staff salaries
Jason Arredondo
2018-05-17
$3,250
Consulting
Forest Printing
2018-06-08
$2,520
Yard signs
Forest Printing
2018-06-18
$650
Printing
Arbor Crossing Trails, LLC
2018-06-08
$550
Rent
Forest Printing
2018-05-21
$328
Printing
Costco Wholesale
2018-06-15
$274
Fund raising (food)
US post Office
2018-05-21
$250
Postage
Shivani Dave
2018-06-18
$200
Stipends
Augustinos
2018-06-21
$165
Campaign staff
Office Depot
2018-05-21
$147
Office supplies
US post Office
2018-06-15
$105
Postage
US post Office
2018-06-25
$105
Postage
Costco Wholesale
2018-06-22
$91
Fund raising (food)
US post Office
2018-04-15
$91
Post office box
Forest Printing
2018-06-14
$90
Promotional items
US post Office
2018-04-23
$70
Postage
Office Depot
2018-06-18
$30
Office supplies
Augustinos
2018-06-25
$22
Campaign work

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