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How did Will Burns spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Will Burns's election campaign committee, Friends of Will Burns, spent $4,749 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Burns's committee spent the most on car lease payment in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,799) going to GM Financial Leasing in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burns's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Car lease payment
$1,799
37.9%
Air fare - candidate
$1,146
24.1%
Consulting - financial
$1,000
21.1%
Subscriptions
$345
7.3%
Cell phones
$307
6.5%
Post office box
$152
3.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
AirBnb Inc
2016-04-05
$1,146
Air fare - candidate
Charis Tripplet
2016-04-01
$1,000
Consulting - financial
GM Financial Leasing
2016-06-27
$599
Car lease payment
GM Financial Leasing
2016-05-26
$599
Car lease payment
GM Financial Leasing
2016-04-26
$599
Car lease payment
Aldertrack, Inc
2016-04-14
$345
Subscriptions
AT&T Mobility
2016-06-22
$102
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2016-04-22
$102
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2016-05-23
$102
Cell phones
U.S.P.S. - Cardiss Collins Store
2016-06-30
$82
Post office box
U.S.P.S. - Cardiss Collins Store
2016-04-11
$70
Post office box

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