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How did Alex Acevedo spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Alex Acevedo's election campaign committee, Citizens for Alex Acevedo, spent $141,936 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Acevedo's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 99.8% of this total ($120,631) going to Breaker Press Inc in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Acevedo's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$120,881
85.2%
Payroll
$6,380
4.5%
Rent
$3,021
2.1%
Staff salaries
$3,010
2.1%
Campaign work
$1,990
1.4%
Car rental
$1,394
1%
Newspaper advertising
$1,031
0.7%
Graphic design
$884
0.6%
Fund raising (food)
$653
0.5%
Promotional items
$650
0.5%
Filing
$550
0.4%
Office supplies
$415
0.3%
Food
$326
0.2%
Telephones
$220
0.2%
Office equipment
$193
0.1%
Bank charges
$180
0.1%
Rental
$95
< 0.1%
Field work
$60
< 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
Breaker Press Inc
2016-03-07
$39,502
Printing
Breaker Press Inc
2016-02-18
$22,466
Printing
Breaker Press Inc
2016-03-26
$20,000
Printing
Breaker Press Inc
2016-02-22
$19,336
Printing
Breaker Press Inc
2016-02-16
$14,350
Printing
Breaker Press Inc
2016-01-12
$2,500
Printing
Breaker Press Inc
2016-01-29
$2,475
Printing
Pedro Orozco
2016-03-14
$1,500
Rent
Pedro Orozco
2016-01-19
$1,500
Rent
Michael Wasielewski
2016-03-01
$1,500
Payroll
Enterprise Car
2016-03-17
$1,258
Car rental
Montes Jose Luis
2016-03-21
$1,250
Staff salaries
Michael Wasielewski
2016-01-29
$1,225
Payroll
Michael Wasielewski
2016-01-04
$1,005
Payroll
Mark Sroor
2016-03-15
$910
Staff salaries
Jeff Waggon
2016-03-28
$884
Graphic design
La Prensa Newspaper
2016-03-15
$700
Newspaper advertising
Chicago Chinatown Special Events
2016-03-03
$650
Promotional items
Michael Hon
2016-03-21
$650
Staff salaries
SMN, Inc.
2016-02-16
$550
Filing
Greg Hernandez
2016-01-29
$500
Payroll
Matt Sanchez
2016-03-07
$500
Payroll
Michael Wasielewski
2016-03-31
$450
Payroll
Perales Louis
2016-03-18
$400
Campaign work
Turtle's Bar and Grill
2016-03-03
$350
Fund raising (food)

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