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How did Charles E Meier spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Charles E Meier's election campaign committee, Citizens for Charlie Meier, spent $6,642 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Meier's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,385) going to Germantown Legion Home in Germantown. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Meier's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$1,385
20.9%
Newspaper advertising
$1,104
16.6%
Rent
$800
12%
Hall rental for raising funds
$700
10.5%
Legal fees
$500
7.5%
T-shirts
$465
7%
Fund raising entertainment
$450
6.8%
Signs
$430
6.5%
Fund raising advertisement
$305
4.6%
Sponsorships
$180
2.7%
Production media expenses
$170
2.6%
Supplies
$151
2.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Germantown Legion Home
2016-02-06
$1,385
Fund raising (food)
Affordable Properties
2016-01-10
$800
Rent
Germantown Legion Home
2016-02-06
$700
Hall rental for raising funds
Belleville News Democrat
2016-02-28
$572
Newspaper advertising
Reinert Weishaar and Assoc
2016-01-23
$500
Legal fees
A-1 Sportswear
2016-02-28
$465
T-shirts
Backroads Band
2016-02-06
$450
Fund raising entertainment
Foppe Visual Communication
2016-01-15
$430
Signs
Charles E. Meier
2016-03-24
$180
Sponsorships
Nashville News
2016-02-28
$169
Newspaper advertising
Charles E. Meier
2016-02-10
$151
Supplies
Okawville Times
2016-02-28
$142
Newspaper advertising
Union Banner
2016-02-28
$118
Newspaper advertising
Herald Publications
2016-02-28
$101
Newspaper advertising
Herald Publications
2016-02-10
$99
Fund raising advertisement
Okawville Times
2016-02-10
$71
Fund raising advertisement
Okawville Times
2016-02-29
$71
Fund raising advertisement
Union Banner
2016-02-10
$63
Fund raising advertisement
Cardmember Services
2016-01-10
$42
Production media expenses
Cardmember Services
2016-02-10
$42
Production media expenses
Cardmember Services
2016-02-26
$42
Production media expenses
Cardmember Services
2016-03-24
$42
Production media expenses

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