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How did Michael E Hastings spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Michael E Hastings's election campaign committee, Citizens for Michael E Hastings, spent $61,935 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Hastings's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with 68.3% of this total ($15,560) going to George Dunne National Golf Course in Oak Forest. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hastings's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outings
$22,769
36.8%
Donations
$10,320
16.7%
Golf outing - printing
$7,042
11.4%
Office repairs
$6,750
10.9%
Polling
$3,000
4.8%
Printing
$2,888
4.7%
Office supplies
$1,440
2.3%
Internet services
$1,200
1.9%
Insurance
$1,087
1.8%
Car rental
$1,069
1.7%
Flowers
$626
1%
Ad books
$600
1%
Bank charges - returned check from donor & fees associated
$520
0.8%
Subscription - newspaper
$499
0.8%
Carribean block party
$492
0.8%
Food - campaign workers
$357
0.6%
Air fare - candidate
$347
0.6%
Gasoline
$227
0.4%
Parking
$220
0.4%
Bank charges - checks
$213
0.3%
Interest payment
$148
0.2%
Bank charges
$114
0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
George Dunne National Golf Course
2016-07-12
$7,780
Golf outings
George Dunne National Golf Course
2016-07-12
$7,780
Golf outings
Stars & Stripes
2016-07-22
$7,042
Golf outing - printing
Choice One Services
2016-09-30
$3,000
Office repairs
Deep Blue Strategies
2016-09-01
$3,000
Polling
Ramiro Caratachea
2016-09-30
$2,750
Office repairs
Taste of Victory
2016-07-25
$2,501
Donations
Taste of Victory
2016-07-15
$2,500
Donations
Rubino's Italian Imports
2016-08-24
$2,000
Golf outings
Paradox Laser Co.
2016-07-11
$1,450
Golf outings
Kevron Printing
2016-09-07
$1,391
Printing
Kevron Printing
2016-07-01
$1,201
Printing
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
2016-07-14
$1,069
Car rental
Choice One Services
2016-09-14
$1,000
Office repairs
Open Access
2016-09-06
$1,000
Donations
Staples
2016-07-15
$779
Office supplies
NGP Van
2016-07-14
$750
Internet services
Michael's
2016-07-27
$661
Office supplies
Golf Galaxy
2016-07-04
$616
Golf outings
Salina's Catering
2016-07-11
$614
Golf outings
Dicks Sporting Goods
2016-07-09
$614
Golf outings
Ann Marie Foundation
2016-09-05
$600
Donations
First Merit Bank
2016-07-15
$520
Bank charges - returned check from donor & fees associated
Celtic Youth Foundation
2016-09-22
$500
Donations
Law Bulletin
2016-09-16
$499
Subscription - newspaper

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