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How did Louis Presta spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Louis Presta's election campaign committee, Citizens for Presta, spent $13,227 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Presta's committee spent the most on fund raising advertisement in the quarter, with 77.9% of this total ($4,281) going to Stars & Stripes Inc in Bridgeview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Presta's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising advertisement
$5,493
41.5%
Fund raising (food)
$3,491
26.4%
Fund raising entertainment
$1,530
11.6%
Donations
$990
7.5%
Hall rental for raising funds
$873
6.6%
Supplies
$399
3%
Newspaper advertising
$250
1.9%
Accounting fees
$200
1.5%

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
Palermos Pizza
2017-03-16
$3,065
Fund raising (food)
Blackhawk Restaurant Group
2017-01-16
$1,320
Fund raising entertainment
Stars & Stripes Inc
2017-02-08
$959
Fund raising advertisement
Stars & Stripes Inc
2017-03-17
$900
Fund raising advertisement
Stars & Stripes Inc
2017-03-17
$720
Fund raising advertisement
Stars & Stripes Inc
2017-02-27
$682
Fund raising advertisement
Stars & Stripes Inc
2017-03-07
$660
Fund raising advertisement
Paul Jimenez
2017-01-20
$620
Fund raising advertisement
Better Good For Alan
2017-02-16
$500
Donations
Stars & Stripes Inc
2017-03-10
$360
Fund raising advertisement
Elks Club
2017-01-17
$300
Hall rental for raising funds
Bys Ride To Study
2017-01-17
$255
Hall rental for raising funds
Joe Roth
2017-02-20
$250
Fund raising advertisement
Stars & Stripes Inc
2017-01-20
$250
Newspaper advertising
Wbec
2017-02-20
$250
Donations
At The Office Inc
2017-02-07
$240
Fund raising (food)
Kids Benefit Inc
2017-02-21
$240
Donations
Midlothian Golf Club
2017-01-20
$218
Hall rental for raising funds
Caruso Pizza
2017-03-07
$210
Fund raising entertainment
J. Roe Cpa Services
2017-02-20
$200
Accounting fees
Joe Roth
2017-02-16
$200
Fund raising advertisement
Staples
2017-01-17
$176
Supplies
Paul Jimenez
2017-02-21
$142
Fund raising advertisement
Palermos Pizza
2017-01-21
$131
Fund raising (food)
Staples
2017-02-15
$112
Supplies

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