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

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Republican Tom Bennett's election campaign committee, Friends of Tom Bennett, spent $5,868 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bennett's committee spent the most on consulting feb. 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 first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting feb.
$1,250
21.3%
Consulting
$1,250
21.3%
Consulting--march
$1,250
21.3%
Mailings
$451
7.7%
Office equipment
$412
7%
Cell phones
$407
6.9%
Internet access
$322
5.5%
Membership fee
$190
3.2%
Website hosting
$118
2%
Website expenses
$118
2%
Mailing
$98
1.7%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2017-02-13
$1,250
Consulting feb.
The Newberg Group
2017-01-05
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-03-03
$1,250
Consulting--march
The Newberg Group
2017-01-27
$451
Mailings
Y Z Tek
2017-01-05
$412
Office equipment
Pontiac Chamber of Commerce
2017-02-13
$190
Membership fee
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2017-03-16
$135
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2017-01-13
$135
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2017-02-13
$135
Cell phones
Nation Builder
2017-01-05
$118
Website expenses
The Newberg Group
2017-03-31
$98
Mailing
Frontier Communications
2017-03-03
$80
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2017-01-27
$80
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2017-03-27
$80
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2017-01-05
$80
Internet access
Nation Builder
2017-03-03
$59
Website hosting
Nation Builder
2017-02-13
$59
Website hosting

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