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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 $7,494 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 ($2,500) 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
$2,500
33.4%
Nail files
$1,656
22.1%
Consulting dec.
$1,250
16.7%
Fund raising (food)
$469
6.3%
Cell phones
$461
6.2%
Office supplies
$360
4.8%
Mailings inv. 536
$303
4%
Internet access
$257
3.4%
Website hosting 3 months
$177
2.4%
Phone upgrade
$53
0.7%
Website hosting
$5
< 0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Adlexx
2017-10-06
$1,656
Nail files
The Newberg Group
2017-10-04
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-11-06
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-12-01
$1,250
Consulting dec.
The Chanticleer
2017-11-09
$469
Fund raising (food)
Office Depot #513
2017-12-06
$360
Office supplies
The Newberg Group
2017-10-23
$303
Mailings inv. 536
Nation Builder
2017-12-06
$177
Website hosting 3 months
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2017-11-15
$156
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2017-12-15
$156
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2017-10-12
$148
Cell phones
Frontier Communications
2017-11-01
$92
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2017-12-06
$92
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2017-10-06
$72
Internet access
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2017-12-06
$53
Phone upgrade
Frontier Communications
2017-12-06
$5
Website hosting

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