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How did Ken Dunkin spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Ken Dunkin's election campaign committee, Friends of Ken Dunkin, spent $1,081,611 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Dunkin's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 5% of this total ($10,187) going to Jerrell Reid in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dunkin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$202,671
18.7%
Printing
$172,296
15.9%
Tv ads
$116,508
10.8%
Television advertising
$101,402
9.4%
Tv-ads
$68,084
6.3%
Campaign staff-payroll
$60,000
5.6%
Media
$52,398
4.8%
Radio advertising
$42,930
4%
Campaign staff-payroll- consulting
$39,000
3.6%
Campaign staff
$37,784
3.5%
Tv - ads
$34,850
3.2%
Tv- production
$26,831
2.5%
Media buy radio
$12,500
1.2%
Investigations
$9,746
0.9%
Pay campaign field staff
$7,000
0.7%
Food
$6,974
0.6%
Office equipment
$6,216
0.6%
Newspaper advertising
$5,120
0.5%
Print & digital
$5,000
0.5%
Tv-production
$4,640
0.4%
Bus rental
$4,554
0.4%
Legal fees
$3,750
0.4%
Car rental
$3,711
0.3%
Office supplies
$3,574
0.3%
Print & advertising
$3,000
0.3%
Media work
$2,500
0.2%
Communications director
$2,500
0.2%
Internet services
$2,328
0.2%
Supplies
$2,016
0.2%
Production media expenses
$1,954
0.2%
Campaignsupplies
$1,843
0.2%
Food catering
$1,800
0.2%
Tbt news
$1,800
0.2%
Internet business services
$1,700
0.2%
Gasoline
$1,626
0.2%
Video production
$1,554
0.1%
Rent
$1,400
0.1%
Election day workers
$1,305
0.1%
Van rental
$1,242
0.1%
Transportation
$1,221
0.1%
Reimbursement-commercial
$1,200
0.1%
Campaign event
$1,200
0.1%
Clothing
$1,174
0.1%
Merchandise
$1,168
0.1%
Campaign supplies
$1,104
0.1%
Reimbursement for raffle prizes bingo bash
$1,097
0.1%
Telephones
$1,071
0.1%
Campaign worker
$1,047
0.1%
Reimbursement-campaign workers grassroot
$1,000
< 0.1%
T-shirts
$900
< 0.1%
Fund raising (food)
$800
< 0.1%
Campaign hats jackets
$783
< 0.1%
Investigators services
$773
< 0.1%
Food-campaign
$705
< 0.1%
Investgators services
$650
< 0.1%
630
$630
< 0.1%
Air fare - candidate
$575
< 0.1%
Donations
$575
< 0.1%
Entertainment - sweets
$550
< 0.1%
Suplies food
$515
< 0.1%
Lease space
$500
< 0.1%
Photography
$500
< 0.1%
Fees
$450
< 0.1%
Rental
$425
< 0.1%
Cab
$419
< 0.1%
Food & drinks
$410
< 0.1%
Campaign stuff
$390
< 0.1%
Telcom services
$308
< 0.1%
Phone bill
$273
< 0.1%
Postage
$254
< 0.1%
Advertising -internet
$250
< 0.1%
Advertising
$232
< 0.1%
Promotional items
$231
< 0.1%
Air fare - staff
$224
< 0.1%
Telephones-equipment
$219
< 0.1%
Ads videos
$199
< 0.1%
Election day expenses
$180
< 0.1%
Posters
$179
< 0.1%
Notary
$162
< 0.1%
Interest payment
$157
< 0.1%
Campaign clothing
$143
< 0.1%
Food-notary
$121
< 0.1%
Food & supplies
$94
< 0.1%
Food- notary
$63
< 0.1%
Storage
$60
< 0.1%
Food & supplies
$57
< 0.1%
Late payment
$38
< 0.1%
Phone equipment
$35
< 0.1%
Newspaper
$35
< 0.1%
Newspaper subscription
$29
< 0.1%
Payroll
$27
< 0.1%
Business services
$26
< 0.1%
Supplies & food
$24
< 0.1%
Insurance
$24
< 0.1%

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
ABC Corp
2016-03-16
$100,010
Tv ads
Yes Printing
2016-03-15
$75,000
Printing
Comcast Financial Corp
2016-03-04
$73,822
Television advertising
Intelligence Group
2016-03-07
$60,000
Campaign staff-payroll
Intelligence Group
2016-03-16
$39,000
Campaign staff-payroll- consulting
Yes Printing
2016-03-14
$38,660
Printing
Wmaq Tv
2016-03-09
$35,912
Tv-ads
Wbbm Tv
2016-03-08
$34,850
Tv - ads
Wgn-tv
2016-03-08
$32,172
Tv-ads
Yes Press
2016-03-24
$30,000
Printing
8TIV Labs
2016-02-29
$26,831
Tv- production
Comcast Spotlight
2016-02-25
$21,250
Television advertising
8TIV Labs
2016-03-02
$19,568
Media
8TIV Labs
2016-03-07
$19,176
Media
Yes Press
2016-02-12
$16,835
Printing
Comcast Financial Corp
2016-02-12
$12,954
Media
Iheart Radio
2016-02-24
$12,500
Media buy radio
Wlsd Tv
2016-03-10
$11,262
Tv ads
Midway Broadcasting
2016-02-26
$10,660
Radio advertising
Yes Press
2016-02-05
$10,480
Printing
Wgn-tv
2016-02-24
$10,030
Radio advertising
Crawford Broadcasting
2016-03-01
$10,000
Radio advertising
Tactical Resolutions
2016-03-15
$7,935
Investigations
Alyce Armstrong
2016-02-18
$7,000
Pay campaign field staff
Weigel Broadcasting
2016-02-23
$6,375
Radio advertising

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