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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 $91,169 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 production media expenses in the quarter, with 45.1% of this total ($15,537) going to Outfront Media in Chicago. 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
Production media expenses
$34,465
37.8%
Signs
$23,430
25.7%
Radio advertising
$8,866
9.7%
Printing
$8,450
9.3%
Fund raising advertisement
$4,968
5.5%
Donations
$3,300
3.6%
Fund raising (food)
$2,697
3%
Consulting
$2,235
2.5%
Television advertising
$1,157
1.3%
Legal fees
$950
1%
Accounting fees
$400
0.4%
Hall rental for raising funds
$250
0.3%

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
Outfront Media
2018-01-08
$15,537
Production media expenses
Stars & Stripes Inc
2018-01-17
$11,930
Signs
Comcast Spotlight
2018-02-09
$10,677
Production media expenses
Nuvo Marketing Llc
2018-02-27
$10,000
Signs
Breaker Press Co
2018-02-05
$8,466
Radio advertising
Breaker Press Co
2018-02-15
$8,450
Printing
Breaker Press Co
2018-01-19
$8,250
Production media expenses
Stars & Stripes Inc
2018-03-01
$4,000
Fund raising advertisement
Palermos Pizza
2018-02-13
$1,568
Fund raising (food)
Deep Blue
2018-02-01
$1,500
Signs
Democratic Party of Illinois
2018-01-11
$1,000
Donations
Democratic Party of Illinois
2018-03-01
$1,000
Donations
Rob Lyons
2018-03-01
$950
Legal fees
Daniel Carlson
2018-03-01
$750
Consulting
Facebook
2018-03-01
$658
Television advertising
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Plc Controlled Disbursement
2018-03-01
$600
Fund raising (food)
Don Petruis
2018-03-01
$600
Consulting
Patrick Warackiny
2018-03-01
$600
Consulting
Incarnation School
2018-03-01
$500
Donations
Facebook
2018-03-01
$499
Television advertising
Stars & Stripes Inc
2018-03-01
$420
Fund raising advertisement
J. Roe Cpa Services
2018-03-01
$400
Accounting fees
Production Company
2018-03-01
$400
Radio advertising
O.p.
2018-03-01
$324
Fund raising advertisement
Incarnation School
2018-03-01
$300
Donations

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