How did Andrew Manar spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Apr 7, 2017

Democratic Andrew Manar's election campaign committee, Friends of Andy Manar, spent $18,577 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Manar's committee spent the most on transportation in the quarter, with 46.8% of this total ($1,870) going to Ford Motor Credit Company in Omaha. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Manar's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Transportation

$4,000

21.5%

Supplies

$2,125

11.4%

Mailing

$1,684

9.1%

Contractual expenses

$1,660

8.9%

Event food

$886

4.8%

Advertising

$825

4.4%

Lodging

$805

4.3%

Donations

$750

Web hosting

$675

3.6%

Hall rental

$600

3.2%

Payment

$525

2.8%

Facility rental / food

$463

2.5%

Computer software

$350

1.9%

Phone services

$345

1.9%

Transaction fees

$318

1.7%

Gasoline

$310

1.7%

Refund contribution

$300

1.6%

Parade beads

$263

1.4%

Scholarship fund

$250

1.4%

2017 event

$250

1.4%

2018 event deposit

$250

1.4%

Legislative license plates

$202

1.1%

Flowers

$201

1.1%

Parade

$200

1.1%

Website expenses

$179

Transaction fee

$118

0.6%

Food/facility rental

$37

0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

Breaker Press Co Inc

2017-02-08

$1,343

Mailing

Victory Lane Ford

2017-01-03

$1,278

Transportation

Noonan Grand Rental

2017-03-03

$911

Supplies

Casey's Pub

2017-02-11

$886

Event food

Southwest Airlines Company

2017-03-05

$851

Transportation

Matt Elias

2017-03-09

$700

Contractual expenses

Ford Motor Credit Company

2017-02-28

$623

Transportation

Ford Motor Credit Company

2017-03-30

$623

Transportation

Ford Motor Credit Company

2017-01-30

$623

Transportation

Springfield Columbus Home Association

2017-03-06

$600

Hall rental

Wsoy

2017-02-14

$600

Advertising

Illinois State Board of Elections

2017-03-17

$525

Payment

Office Depot

2017-02-10

$486

Supplies

Blackburn College

2017-03-03

$463

Facility rental / food

Marriott

2017-03-14

$372

Lodging

AT&T Corporate Headquarters

2017-02-26

$345

Phone services

QuickSilver

2017-03-20

$340

Mailing

NGP VAN, Inc.

2017-02-01

$320

Contractual expenses

NGP VAN, Inc.

2017-01-03

$320

Contractual expenses

NGP VAN, Inc.

2017-03-01

$320

Contractual expenses

MLK Jr. Steering Committee

2017-01-04

$300

Donations

Ned Thompson

2017-01-19

$300

Refund contribution

Mardi Gras Outlet (Bead Sale, LLC)

2017-02-07

$263

Parade beads

Noonan Grand Rental

2017-03-03

$252

Supplies

Blackburn College

2017-01-23

$250

Scholarship fund

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