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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 $17,774 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 fund raising cub tickets in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,371) going to Northside Rooftops, LLC in Chicago. 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
Fund raising cub tickets
$4,371
24.6%
Consulting
$3,750
21.1%
Yard signs
$3,718
20.9%
Fund raising (food)
$934
5.3%
Sponsor and ad lincoln day dinner
$920
5.2%
Supplies envelopes/letterhead
$791
4.5%
Mailing/printing fee for rt
$541
3%
Donations
$500
2.8%
Cell phones
$475
2.7%
Internet access
$370
2.1%
Signs
$370
2.1%
Subscriptions
$269
1.5%
Membership dues
$190
1.1%
Mailing watseka event
$177
1%
Meeting expense ag advisory
$152
0.9%
Mailing bennett caucus
$95
0.5%
Mailing bloomington breakfast
$88
0.5%
Food
$60
0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Northside Rooftops, LLC
2018-02-15
$4,371
Fund raising cub tickets
Accu Graphics
2018-01-22
$3,718
Yard signs
The Newberg Group
2018-01-05
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-02-05
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-03-05
$1,250
Consulting
Brandt Printing Inc
2018-01-04
$791
Supplies envelopes/letterhead
The Newberg Group
2018-02-02
$541
Mailing/printing fee for rt
Double Tree
2018-02-02
$509
Fund raising (food)
Livingston County Historical Society
2018-01-12
$500
Donations
Livingston County Republican Central Committee
2018-02-21
$500
Sponsor and ad lincoln day dinner
Woodford County Republican Central Committee
2018-02-16
$420
Sponsor and ad lincoln day dinner
Kearfott Graphix
2018-02-02
$370
Signs
Daily Leader
2018-02-15
$269
Subscriptions
Bulls BBQ
2018-03-13
$225
Fund raising (food)
D H Browns
2018-02-26
$200
Fund raising (food)
Pontiac Chamber of Commerce
2018-01-08
$190
Membership dues
The Newberg Group
2018-02-22
$177
Mailing watseka event
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2018-01-12
$158
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2018-02-15
$158
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2018-03-12
$158
Cell phones
Baby Bull's
2018-02-22
$152
Meeting expense ag advisory
The Newberg Group
2018-02-20
$95
Mailing bennett caucus
Frontier Communications
2018-01-08
$92
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2018-02-02
$92
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2018-03-12
$92
Internet access

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