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

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Democratic Robert Bob Rita's election campaign committee, Friends of Robert "Bob" Rita, spent $19,730 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Rita's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,000) going to Edgewood Valley Country Club in Lagrange. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rita's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outings
$4,000
20.3%
Community outreach
$2,782
14.1%
Printing
$2,254
11.4%
Newspaper advertising
$1,854
9.4%
Consulting
$1,500
7.6%
Promotional items
$1,423
7.2%
Telephones
$1,266
6.4%
Voter contact
$853
4.3%
Cell phones
$798
4%
Shred day 34th ward
$693
3.5%
Shred event
$693
3.5%
Community outreach work
$520
2.6%
Sponsorship bar-b-que on the hill
$250
1.3%
Sponsorship dragon boat festival
$250
1.3%
Signs
$220
1.1%
T-shirts
$200
1%
Food for staff
$172
0.9%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Edgewood Valley Country Club
2018-09-13
$4,000
Golf outings
Colvin's Printing
2018-08-10
$1,130
Printing
4 Imprint
2018-08-10
$1,103
Promotional items
AR Printing
2018-08-06
$946
Printing
Messanger Press
2018-09-05
$900
Newspaper advertising
Shred - It USA
2018-09-05
$693
Shred day 34th ward
Shred - It USA
2018-09-17
$693
Shred event
Shred - It USA
2018-07-11
$690
Community outreach
AT&T Bill Payment Center
2018-09-17
$579
Telephones
AT&T Bill Payment Center
2018-07-20
$578
Telephones
RK PR Solutions
2018-08-10
$500
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2018-07-11
$500
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2018-09-17
$500
Consulting
Voter Activation NGP Van Inc.
2018-07-02
$443
Voter contact
Nabela Bages
2018-08-23
$395
Community outreach
TR Communications
2018-09-17
$354
Newspaper advertising
Yasmine Zavala
2018-08-21
$330
Community outreach
Paradefloatstuff
2018-08-01
$320
Promotional items
Messanger Press
2018-07-11
$300
Newspaper advertising
Messanger Press
2018-08-10
$300
Newspaper advertising
Verizon
2018-07-11
$280
Cell phones
Nabela Bages
2018-08-07
$280
Community outreach work
Verizon
2018-09-17
$261
Cell phones
Verizon
2018-08-10
$256
Cell phones
Blue Island Park District
2018-09-05
$250
Sponsorship bar-b-que on the hill

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