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How did Robert Bob Rita spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Robert Bob Rita's election campaign committee, Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita, spent $17,405 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Rita's committee spent the most on advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,918) going to FaceBook, Inc. in Menlo Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rita's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising
$2,918
16.8%
Promotional items
$1,841
10.6%
Consulting
$1,500
8.6%
Voter contact
$1,489
8.6%
Fund raising - food & beverage
$1,285
7.4%
Van rentals
$1,255
7.2%
Car rental
$1,039
6%
Newspaper advertising
$1,005
5.8%
Telephones
$942
5.4%
Computer services
$803
4.6%
Printing
$693
4%
Postage
$524
3%
Food for staff
$510
2.9%
Cell phones
$483
2.8%
Dinner for staff
$329
1.9%
T-shirts
$312
1.8%
Supplies
$224
1.3%
Vehicle expense
$200
1.2%
Food
$46
0.3%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
FaceBook, Inc.
2018-04-05
$1,500
Advertising
Lizzie McNeils Irish Pub
2018-06-25
$1,285
Fund raising - food & beverage
AVR Midway
2018-04-01
$1,255
Van rentals
Hertz
2018-04-15
$1,039
Car rental
At&t
2018-05-20
$942
Telephones
NGP Van Inc.
2018-04-01
$886
Voter contact
Comcast
2018-05-20
$803
Computer services
FaceBook, Inc.
2018-04-02
$750
Advertising
Silvestri Printing
2018-06-01
$693
Printing
4 Imprint
2018-05-03
$621
Promotional items
Wrist-Band.com
2018-06-06
$620
Promotional items
FaceBook, Inc.
2018-04-02
$604
Advertising
Rubinos
2018-05-20
$600
Promotional items
Messanger Press
2018-04-18
$500
Newspaper advertising
RK PR Solutions
2018-05-20
$500
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2018-06-05
$500
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2018-04-15
$500
Consulting
U.S. Post Office
2018-06-05
$500
Postage
Beverly Review
2018-05-20
$330
Newspaper advertising
Alexanders Steak House
2018-05-23
$329
Dinner for staff
NGP Van Inc.
2018-04-02
$319
Voter contact
Custom Sportswear Apparel
2018-04-25
$312
T-shirts
Verizon
2018-06-05
$308
Cell phones
Athena Greek Restaurant
2018-06-25
$304
Food for staff
Phone Burner
2018-04-01
$283
Voter contact

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