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How did Jesus Chuy Garcia spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Jesus Chuy Garcia's election campaign committee, Friends of Chuy Garcia, spent $9,949 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Garcia's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 48.1% of this total ($2,500) going to Puerto Rican Police Association in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Garcia's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$5,200
52.3%
Consulting
$2,500
25.1%
Utilities
$1,238
12.4%
Email
$495
5%
Office supplies
$328
3.3%
Cell phones
$187
1.9%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Puerto Rican Police Association
2018-02-19
$2,500
Donations
Municipio de Yabucoa
2018-02-02
$2,000
Donations
Manuel Perez
2018-01-02
$2,000
Consulting
ComEd
2018-02-14
$739
Utilities
ComEd
2018-01-03
$498
Utilities
Sam's Club
2018-01-02
$328
Office supplies
PASO West Suburban Action Project
2018-01-27
$300
Donations
Friends of Galileo
2018-02-17
$200
Donations
Dion Miller-Perez
2018-01-05
$200
Consulting
Dion Miller-Perez
2018-01-05
$200
Consulting
Shyways, Inc.
2018-03-17
$200
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2018-01-10
$187
Cell phones
Mailchimp
2018-01-02
$165
Email
Mailchimp
2018-02-01
$165
Email
Mailchimp
2018-03-01
$165
Email
Dion Miller-Perez
2018-01-05
$100
Consulting

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