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How did Barbara Flynn Currie spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Barbara Flynn Currie's election campaign committee, Barbara Flynn Currie for State Representative Cmte, spent $16,574 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Currie's committee spent the most on facility rental down payment in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,000) going to Levy Restaurants in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Currie's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Facility rental down payment
$4,000
24.1%
Rent
$3,387
20.4%
Payroll
$2,866
17.3%
Office computer
$1,295
7.8%
Taxes
$1,074
6.5%
Office insurance
$1,025
6.2%
Invoice
$618
3.7%
Food
$548
3.3%
Phone services
$348
2.1%
Office cleaning
$300
1.8%
Electronic filing
$260
1.6%
Website expenses
$207
1.3%
Office cable and phones
$162
1%
Cable and phones
$162
1%
Phones and internet
$161
1%
Transportation
$130
0.8%
Post office box rental
$27
0.2%

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
Levy Restaurants
2016-02-26
$4,000
Facility rental down payment
Apple
2016-01-13
$1,295
Office computer
U of C Property Holding Corp.
2016-01-06
$1,129
Rent
University of Chicago Property Holding
2016-02-24
$1,129
Rent
University of Chicago Property Holding
2016-02-16
$1,129
Rent
Travelers Insurance
2016-01-27
$1,025
Office insurance
Paychex
2016-02-11
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-02-26
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-03-30
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-01-14
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-03-14
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-01-29
$477
Payroll
Paychex
2016-02-10
$346
Invoice
GT Fish and Oyster
2016-03-11
$265
Food
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2016-01-12
$260
Electronic filing
Paychex
2016-02-01
$179
Taxes
Paychex
2016-03-15
$179
Taxes
Paychex
2016-02-29
$179
Taxes
Paychex
2016-03-31
$179
Taxes
Paychex
2016-01-15
$179
Taxes
Paychex
2016-02-12
$179
Taxes
Petterino's
2016-01-13
$172
Food
Paychex
2016-03-10
$170
Invoice
Comcast
2016-03-11
$162
Office cable and phones
Comcast
2016-02-16
$162
Cable and phones

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