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How did Scott Bennett spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Scott Bennett's election campaign committee, Bennett for Senate, spent $5,156 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bennett's committee spent the most on lodging in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,205) going to Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bennett's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Lodging
$1,205
23.4%
Fundraising expenses
$852
16.5%
Subscriptions
$750
14.6%
Plaque
$508
9.9%
Insurance
$475
9.2%
Dues
$300
5.8%
Rent
$245
4.8%
Postage
$225
4.4%
Travel
$217
4.2%
Event tickets
$170
3.3%
Phones/internet
$138
2.7%
Phones
$69
1.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 13 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
2017-08-11
$1,205
Lodging
Turtle Run Golf Club
2017-09-28
$852
Fundraising expenses
Ngp Van
2017-07-03
$750
Subscriptions
Trigard Memorials
2017-08-11
$508
Plaque
State Farm Insurance
2017-08-21
$475
Insurance
Urbana Rotary Club
2017-07-07
$300
Dues
Champaign Urbana Mass Transit
2017-08-18
$245
Rent
United State Postal Service
2017-08-22
$225
Postage
Urbana Business District
2017-08-31
$170
Event tickets
American Airlines
2017-07-18
$166
Travel
At&t
2017-09-15
$138
Phones/internet
At&t
2017-07-10
$69
Phones
American Airlines
2017-08-11
$51
Travel

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