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How did Pat Quinn spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Pat Quinn's election campaign committee, Taxpayers for Quinn, spent $48,289 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Quinn's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with 77.8% of this total ($8,820) going to LaSalle 676 LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Quinn's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$11,343
23.5%
Payroll
$8,162
16.9%
Services rendered
$8,000
16.6%
Contributions
$5,200
10.8%
Security deposit
$5,000
10.4%
Tax payment
$3,996
8.3%
Tickets
$1,500
3.1%
Moving services
$1,400
2.9%
Food and beverage expenses
$918
1.9%
Insurance payment
$768
1.6%
Processing fees
$416
0.9%
Subscriptions
$345
0.7%
Storage
$282
0.6%
Database expenses
$250
0.5%
Internet expenses
$222
0.5%
Phones
$167
0.4%
Office supplies
$159
0.3%
Cable
$155
0.3%
Internet services
$1
< 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
Jefferson Fulton Building
2016-02-23
$5,000
Security deposit
Jefferson Fulton Building
2016-02-23
$2,523
Rent
Top Ladies of Distinction - Midwest Chapter
2016-02-25
$2,500
Contributions
Cheryl Byers
2016-01-05
$2,000
Services rendered
Cheryl Byers
2016-01-15
$2,000
Services rendered
Cheryl Byers
2016-02-01
$2,000
Services rendered
Cheryl Byers
2016-03-21
$2,000
Services rendered
LaSalle 676 LLC
2016-01-01
$1,840
Rent
LaSalle 676 LLC
2016-02-01
$1,840
Rent
LaSalle 676 LLC
2016-03-01
$1,840
Rent
Chicago Defender Charities
2016-01-08
$1,700
Contributions
Chicago White Sox
2016-03-08
$1,500
Tickets
William Morgan
2016-01-05
$1,166
Payroll
William Morgan
2016-01-15
$1,166
Payroll
William Morgan
2016-02-01
$1,166
Payroll
William Morgan
2016-02-12
$1,166
Payroll
William Morgan
2016-02-29
$1,166
Payroll
William Morgan
2016-03-15
$1,166
Payroll
William Morgan
2016-03-31
$1,166
Payroll
LaSalle 676 LLC
2016-01-01
$1,100
Rent
LaSalle 676 LLC
2016-02-01
$1,100
Rent
LaSalle 676 LLC
2016-03-01
$1,100
Rent
Smith Furniture Services
2016-03-07
$875
Moving services
West Bend Mutual Insurance Agency
2016-02-08
$768
Insurance payment
Smith Furniture Services
2016-03-17
$525
Moving services

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