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

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Republican Tom Bennett's election campaign committee, Friends of Tom Bennett, spent $7,345 in the fourth 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 ($1,250) going to The Newberg Group in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bennett's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$1,250
17%
Consulting-dec.
$1,250
17%
Consulting-nov.
$1,250
17%
Fund raising (food)
$915
12.5%
Campaign cards
$750
10.2%
Computer new
$456
6.2%
Cell phones
$453
6.2%
Fundraising expenses
$285
3.9%
Postage
$188
2.6%
Parade supplies
$174
2.4%
Internet access
$161
2.2%
Mailing fee inv #248
$112
1.5%
Mailing fee
$80
1.1%
Sign supplies
$19
0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2016-10-13
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-12-09
$1,250
Consulting-dec.
The Newberg Group
2016-11-16
$1,250
Consulting-nov.
Adam Elder
2016-10-25
$915
Fund raising (food)
Xpress Professional Services, Inc.
2016-10-25
$750
Campaign cards
Y Z Tek
2016-12-15
$456
Computer new
The Newberg Group
2016-10-13
$285
Fundraising expenses
Usps
2016-10-25
$188
Postage
Big R Stores
2016-11-29
$174
Parade supplies
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-12-15
$166
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-10-25
$151
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-11-10
$136
Cell phones
The Newberg Group
2016-12-09
$112
Mailing fee inv #248
The Newberg Group
2016-11-16
$80
Mailing fee
Frontier Communications
2016-10-25
$80
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2016-12-02
$80
Internet access
Big R Stores
2016-11-10
$19
Sign supplies

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