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How did David Gonzalez spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Non partisan David Gonzalez's election campaign committee, Friends of David Gonzalez, spent $6,242 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Gonzalez's committee spent the most on turkey baskets in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,500) going to Alicia's House in Beecher. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gonzalez's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Turkey baskets
$2,500
40.1%
Towels for turkey baskets
$603
9.7%
Video equipment for festival
$513
8.2%
Storage space
$507
8.1%
Business meal
$427
6.8%
Cookies for gift giveaway
$400
6.4%
Donation, holiday cookies
$371
5.9%
Golden tower's autumn social
$297
4.8%
Meals
$247
4%
Donations
$200
3.2%
Event supplies
$108
1.7%
Event expenses
$65
1%

Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Alicia's House
2016-12-17
$2,500
Turkey baskets
4Imprint
2016-10-28
$603
Towels for turkey baskets
Amazon.com
2016-11-17
$513
Video equipment for festival
Nena's Bakery
2016-12-06
$400
Cookies for gift giveaway
Mrs. Fields Gifts
2016-11-28
$371
Donation, holiday cookies
Jimbooo's Catering
2016-11-18
$297
Golden tower's autumn social
Jimmy John's
2016-12-12
$247
Meals
Carlos Restaurant
2016-12-22
$220
Business meal
Marchegiana Society
2016-11-03
$200
Donations
Public Storage
2016-12-05
$169
Storage space
Public Storage
2016-10-03
$169
Storage space
Public Storage
2016-11-03
$169
Storage space
Party City
2016-12-02
$108
Event supplies
Carlos Restaurant
2016-12-23
$81
Business meal
Party City
2016-11-30
$65
Event expenses
Carlos Restaurant
2016-11-17
$55
Business meal
Carlos Restaurant
2016-11-14
$40
Business meal
Carlos Restaurant
2016-10-01
$29
Business meal

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