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

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Democratic Scott Bennett's election campaign committee, Bennett for Senate, spent $7,651 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 lodging in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,967) going to Hotel del Coronado in Coronado. 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
Lodging
$1,967
25.7%
Subscriptions
$1,250
16.3%
Rent
$1,140
14.9%
Supplies
$1,066
13.9%
Sponsorships
$450
5.9%
Fees
$400
5.2%
Travel
$348
4.6%
Staff gifts
$270
3.5%
Intern dinner
$212
2.8%
Advertising
$204
2.7%
Phones/internet
$182
2.4%
Website expenses
$160
2.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Hotel del Coronado
2017-12-15
$1,482
Lodging
Ngp Van
2017-10-02
$750
Subscriptions
Champaign Urbana Mass Transit
2017-10-11
$570
Rent
Champaign Urbana Mass Transit
2017-11-20
$570
Rent
Ahead of Our Time Publishing
2017-12-18
$500
Subscriptions
Hotel del Coronado
2017-11-22
$484
Lodging
National Conference of State Legislatures
2017-11-15
$400
Fees
Meijer
2017-12-26
$309
Supplies
Target
2017-12-04
$270
Staff gifts
Crisis Nursery
2017-11-13
$250
Sponsorships
Target
2017-12-21
$250
Supplies
Staples
2017-11-21
$246
Supplies
BestBuy.com
2017-11-13
$212
Supplies
Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works
2017-12-08
$212
Intern dinner
WITY Radio
2017-12-26
$204
Advertising
Champaign County CASA
2017-10-10
$200
Sponsorships
American Airlines
2017-11-15
$186
Travel
At&t
2017-10-30
$182
Phones/internet
United Airlines
2017-11-15
$161
Travel
GoDaddy.com
2017-11-20
$160
Website expenses
Staples
2017-11-15
$47
Supplies

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