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

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Non partisan David Gonzalez's election campaign committee, Friends of David Gonzalez, spent $22,407 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Gonzalez's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,500) going to David Ormsby, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gonzalez's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,500
20.1%
Donations
$3,000
13.4%
Computer services
$2,019
9%
April rent
$2,000
8.9%
Security deposit
$2,000
8.9%
March rent
$2,000
8.9%
Business meal
$1,668
7.4%
Public relations
$1,583
7.1%
Event venue deposit
$1,500
6.7%
Liability coverage
$1,028
4.6%
Storage space
$582
2.6%
Security system installation
$248
1.1%
Cleaning supplies
$175
0.8%
Security
$101
0.5%

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
David Ormsby, Inc.
2018-02-19
$3,000
Consulting
Greater Faith Baptist Church
2018-02-08
$2,500
Donations
TekMyBiz
2018-03-26
$2,019
Computer services
Mantanky Realty
2018-03-26
$2,000
April rent
Mantanky Realty
2018-02-05
$2,000
Security deposit
Mantanky Realty
2018-02-05
$2,000
March rent
David Ormsby, Inc.
2018-03-15
$1,500
Consulting
Serbian Hall
2018-01-15
$1,500
Event venue deposit
Briargate Insurance Services, Inc.
2018-03-09
$1,028
Liability coverage
Facebook
2018-02-21
$750
Public relations
St. Agnes Church
2018-03-03
$500
Donations
Facebook
2018-01-02
$469
Public relations
Public Storage
2018-02-21
$388
Storage space
Balagios Ristorante
2018-03-26
$364
Business meal
Facebook
2018-03-01
$364
Public relations
ADT Security Services
2018-03-05
$248
Security system installation
312 Chicago
2018-02-05
$216
Business meal
Public Storage
2018-03-05
$194
Storage space
Tender Trap
2018-03-05
$176
Business meal
Menards
2018-03-06
$175
Cleaning supplies
Glenwood Oaks
2018-02-02
$126
Business meal
Carlos Restaurant
2018-03-23
$99
Business meal
Tender Trap
2018-01-26
$95
Business meal
Glenwood Oaks
2018-01-26
$90
Business meal
Carlos Restaurant
2018-03-23
$67
Business meal

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