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Friday, April 26, 2024

How did Michele Smith spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Michele Smith's election campaign committee, Friends of Michele Smith, spent $2,428 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Smith's committee spent the most on tech services in the quarter, with all those payments ($960) going to NGP Software in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Tech services
$960
39.5%
Payroll taxes
$908
37.4%
Office services
$240
9.9%
Payroll processing fees
$211
8.7%
Payroll reporting fees
$108
4.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 6 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
NGP Software
2016-02-01
$960
Tech services
Department of the Treasury
2016-03-31
$908
Payroll taxes
UPS Store 1053
2016-03-21
$240
Office services
PayChex
2016-02-10
$211
Payroll processing fees
PayChex
2016-01-11
$54
Payroll reporting fees
PayChex
2016-03-10
$54
Payroll reporting fees

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