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How did Jason Gonzales spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Jason Gonzales's election campaign committee, Jason for Illinois, spent $278,947 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Gonzales's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($87,699) going to Graphic Image Corp in . Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gonzales's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$87,699
31.4%
Payroll
$39,867
14.3%
Poll watchers
$29,175
10.5%
Ads
$23,029
8.3%
Salaries
$22,000
7.9%
Reimbursements
$17,303
6.2%
Field work
$11,970
4.3%
Printing
$7,487
2.7%
Uncategorized expenses
$6,136
2.2%
Media consulting
$5,000
1.8%
Polling
$4,698
1.7%
Conference room rental
$3,920
1.4%
Service
$3,511
1.3%
Yard signs
$3,076
1.1%
Supplies
$2,444
0.9%
Field app
$1,997
0.7%
Graphic design
$1,500
0.5%
Billboard expenses
$1,414
0.5%
Robo calls
$972
0.4%
Legal fees
$873
0.3%
Website expenses
$750
0.3%
Dialer
$500
0.2%
Advertising
$500
0.2%
Flights
$451
0.2%
Data
$440
0.2%
Chargers
$429
0.2%
Food
$341
0.1%
Meals
$318
0.1%
Air fare - staff
$298
0.1%
Signs
$250
< 0.1%
Staff lodging
$200
< 0.1%
Bill
$147
< 0.1%
Internet access
$143
< 0.1%
Electric bill
$102
< 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
Graphic Image Corp
2016-03-06
$33,150
Mailing
Election Judges Association
2016-03-12
$29,175
Poll watchers
Univision
2016-03-07
$22,285
Ads
Jason Gonzales
2016-03-16
$22,000
Salaries
Graphic Image Corp
2016-03-01
$18,320
Mailing
Graphic Image Corp
2016-02-08
$11,391
Mailing
Jason Gonzales
2016-03-14
$10,098
Reimbursements
Graphic Image Corp
2016-02-01
$8,546
Mailing
Graphic Image Corp
2016-02-12
$8,145
Mailing
Graphic Image Corp
2016-02-22
$8,145
Mailing
Jason Gonzales
2016-02-19
$7,000
Reimbursements
Kurth Lampe Worldwide
2016-02-23
$5,000
Media consulting
Kestler Printing
2016-03-08
$4,512
Printing
Marriott Hotel
2016-03-07
$3,920
Conference room rental
ActBlue
2016-03-16
$3,511
Service
Patriot Signs
2016-02-09
$3,076
Yard signs
Triton Polling
2016-02-20
$2,499
Polling
Kestler Printing
2016-03-11
$2,375
Uncategorized expenses
Triton Polling
2016-02-22
$2,199
Polling
Staples
2016-03-01
$2,000
Supplies
Organizer App
2016-01-28
$1,997
Field app
Benjamin Gould
2016-03-16
$1,800
Payroll
Scott Berlin
2016-03-16
$1,700
Payroll
Benjamin Gould
2016-03-06
$1,600
Uncategorized expenses
Benjamin Gould
2016-01-20
$1,600
Payroll

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