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How did Jim Edgar spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Jim Edgar's election campaign committee, Citizens for Jim Edgar, spent $23,620 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Edgar's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 32.3% of this total ($5,000) going to Univeristy of Illinois Foundation in Urbana. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Edgar's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$15,500
65.6%
Storage
$2,830
12%
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$1,195
5.1%
Christmas
$1,182
5%
Accounting fees
$1,000
4.2%
Printing
$935
4%
Lodging
$528
2.2%
Printing christmas cards
$448
1.9%

Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Univeristy of Illinois Foundation
2017-03-15
$4,000
Donations
Illini Stor It North
2017-02-15
$2,569
Storage
Friendship Bridge
2017-02-17
$2,000
Donations
US Postmaster
2017-02-17
$1,195
Mailngs -christmas
John B. Sanfillipo & Son, Inc.
2017-02-17
$1,182
Christmas
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
2017-02-17
$1,000
Donations
Advance Illinois
2017-02-17
$1,000
Donations
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
2017-02-17
$1,000
Accounting fees
Illinois Library Association
2017-02-17
$1,000
Donations
Off the Street Club
2017-02-17
$1,000
Donations
Ronald W. Reagan Society
2017-02-17
$1,000
Donations
Salvation Army
2017-02-17
$1,000
Donations
Univeristy of Illinois Foundation
2017-02-17
$1,000
Donations
World Food Program
2017-02-17
$1,000
Donations
Up Close Marketing and Printing
2017-03-15
$935
Printing
Union League Club
2017-02-17
$528
Lodging
Common Cause Illinois
2017-02-17
$500
Donations
Lincoln Log Cabin Foundation
2017-02-17
$500
Donations
Salvation Army
2017-02-17
$500
Donations
Up Close Marketing and Printing
2017-02-15
$448
Printing christmas cards
Illini Stor It North
2017-02-17
$261
Storage

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