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

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Democratic David Fagus's election campaign committee, Democratic Party of the 49th Ward, spent $17,620 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Fagus's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,800) going to Dixon Whitson in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fagus's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$7,800
44.3%
Legal fees
$4,040
22.9%
Printing
$2,588
14.7%
Telephone polling
$783
4.4%
Postage
$735
4.2%
Utilities
$642
3.6%
Staff
$500
2.8%
Fees
$295
1.7%
Staff salaries
$140
0.8%
Bank charges
$95
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
Dixon Whitson
2016-03-08
$7,800
Rent
Adducci, Dorf, Lehrer Mitchell and Blankenship
2016-03-09
$4,040
Legal fees
Ross Printing
2016-02-07
$1,016
Printing
Ross Printing
2016-03-02
$1,016
Printing
Bilingual Communications Inc.
2016-03-31
$783
Telephone polling
United States Postal Service
2016-02-01
$735
Postage
Ross Printing
2016-03-04
$278
Printing
Ross Printing
2016-03-02
$278
Printing
Comcast
2016-03-02
$221
Utilities
David Ellington
2016-03-15
$200
Staff
ActBlue
2016-02-19
$159
Fees
Tamara Clark
2016-03-15
$150
Staff
Alvin Edwards
2016-03-15
$150
Staff
Peoples Gas
2016-03-02
$131
Utilities
Comcast
2016-03-02
$104
Utilities
Peoples Gas
2016-03-03
$104
Utilities
ActBlue
2016-02-25
$103
Fees
Peoples Gas
2016-03-29
$80
Utilities
Tamara Clark
2016-02-07
$70
Staff salaries
Alvin Edwards
2016-02-08
$70
Staff salaries
ActBlue
2016-03-17
$66
Bank charges
ActBlue
2016-03-17
$29
Bank charges
ActBlue
2016-02-29
$13
Fees
ActBlue
2016-03-28
$9
Fees
ActBlue
2016-02-19
$7
Fees

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