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How did Thomas J Dart spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Thomas J Dart's election campaign committee, Friends of Dart, spent $14,251 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Dart's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 88.9% of this total ($4,800) going to Porter McNeil in Moline. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dart's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$5,400
37.9%
T-shirts
$2,612
18.3%
Website expenses
$1,800
12.6%
Subscriptions
$1,200
8.4%
Parade-fee
$1,000
7%
Storage
$467
3.3%
Cell phones
$415
2.9%
Bank charges
$333
2.3%
Mailing
$283
2%
Accounting fees
$230
1.6%
Newspaper advertising
$200
1.4%
Fund raising (food)
$160
1.1%
Postage
$150
1.1%

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
Porter McNeil
2016-03-28
$4,800
Donations
Stars & Stripes Silk Screening Inc.
2016-03-10
$2,612
T-shirts
AdEasel
2016-01-01
$1,800
Website expenses
PMB South Side Irish Parade Committee
2016-03-01
$1,000
Parade-fee
NGP VAN, Inc
2016-01-01
$750
Subscriptions
NGP VAN, Inc
2016-03-30
$450
Subscriptions
Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago
2016-02-22
$350
Donations
The Herald Printing Company, Inc.
2016-03-23
$283
Mailing
Illinois Democratic County Chairmen's Association
2016-03-11
$250
Donations
AT&T Mobility
2016-03-08
$232
Cell phones
Bansley Brescia & Co, P.C.
2016-01-27
$230
Accounting fees
Beverly Review
2016-02-22
$200
Newspaper advertising
Public Storage
2016-03-02
$163
Storage
Arlington's
2016-03-29
$160
Fund raising (food)
Public Storage
2016-01-02
$152
Storage
Public Storage
2016-02-02
$152
Storage
Usps
2016-01-05
$101
Postage
AT&T Mobility
2016-03-30
$91
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2016-01-06
$91
Cell phones
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2016-01-06
$68
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2016-03-02
$62
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2016-01-06
$51
Bank charges
Usps
2016-01-07
$49
Postage
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2016-02-03
$38
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2016-01-26
$25
Bank charges

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