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How did Tom Bennett spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Republican Tom Bennett's election campaign committee, Friends of Tom Bennett, spent $8,693 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bennett's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,750) going to The Newberg Group in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bennett's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,750
43.1%
Fund raising (food)
$794
9.1%
Printing and mailing
$693
8%
Sponsorships
$675
7.8%
Contribution--pres. club membership
$500
5.8%
Cell phones
$453
5.2%
Donations
$300
3.5%
Campaign work
$240
2.8%
Internet access
$239
2.8%
Parade candy
$230
2.7%
Subscriptions
$215
2.5%
Printing
$213
2.5%
Signs for presentations
$210
2.4%
Internet advertising
$94
1.1%
Advertising internet
$84
1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2016-06-24
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-04-12
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-05-11
$1,250
Consulting
Alphagraphics
2016-05-25
$693
Printing and mailing
Double Tree
2016-06-24
$590
Fund raising (food)
Balloons Over Vermillioin
2016-05-11
$500
Sponsorships
Illinois Federation of Rep. Women
2016-04-07
$500
Contribution--pres. club membership
Gibson Area Hospital Foundation
2016-06-04
$300
Donations
Ray Guttendorf
2016-04-07
$240
Campaign work
Daily Leader
2016-06-04
$215
Subscriptions
Printing Craftsmen
2016-04-07
$213
Printing
Kearfott Graphix
2016-04-21
$210
Signs for presentations
Sams Club
2016-06-24
$204
Parade candy
Arlington's
2016-05-11
$204
Fund raising (food)
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-06-24
$181
Cell phones
Livingston County Ag Fair
2016-06-16
$175
Sponsorships
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-04-12
$136
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-05-11
$136
Cell phones
Facebook
2016-05-25
$84
Advertising internet
Frontier Communications
2016-04-28
$79
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2016-04-11
$79
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2016-06-04
$79
Internet access
Facebook
2016-06-24
$50
Internet advertising
Facebook
2016-04-07
$44
Internet advertising
Sams Club
2016-05-25
$25
Parade candy

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