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How did Brian Hopkins spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Brian Hopkins's election campaign committee, Hopkins for Chicago, spent $33,408 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Hopkins's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,829) going to John Geahan in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hopkins's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$8,829
26.4%
Payroll taxes
$4,122
12.3%
Ad books
$3,000
9%
Catering
$2,785
8.3%
Consulting
$2,600
7.8%
Merchant processing fee
$2,487
7.4%
Event tent
$2,231
6.7%
Printing
$1,712
5.1%
Health insurance
$986
3%
Utilities
$783
2.3%
Event ticket
$600
1.8%
Civil penalties
$511
1.5%
Database fee
$500
1.5%
Events
$433
1.3%
Office supplies
$406
1.2%
Database fees
$250
0.8%
Donations
$250
0.8%
Payroll processing fees
$248
0.7%
Av services
$200
0.6%
Storage
$177
0.5%
Framing
$152
0.5%
Worker's compensation fee
$96
0.3%
Workers compensation insurance
$42
0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Gold Coast Neighbors
2016-05-15
$3,000
Ad books
John Geahan
2016-04-29
$2,943
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2016-06-30
$2,943
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2016-05-31
$2,943
Staff salaries
Chicago Botanic Garden
2016-06-08
$2,285
Catering
Breaker Press
2016-04-28
$1,712
Printing
Paychex
2016-04-29
$1,396
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2016-05-31
$1,362
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2016-06-30
$1,362
Payroll taxes
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-06-01
$1,344
Merchant processing fee
Stephen Niketopoulos
2016-05-31
$1,300
Consulting
Stephen Niketopoulos
2016-06-30
$1,300
Consulting
Special Event Rentals
2016-04-29
$1,115
Event tent
Special Event Rentals
2016-05-24
$1,115
Event tent
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-04-29
$519
Merchant processing fee
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-05-01
$519
Merchant processing fee
Illinois State Board of Elections
2016-06-28
$511
Civil penalties
Al's Beef
2016-06-28
$500
Catering
RingCentral
2016-06-13
$458
Utilities
Chaddick Institute - DePaul University
2016-05-27
$433
Events
Office Depot
2016-05-03
$335
Office supplies
Bcbs Il
2016-04-08
$328
Health insurance
Bcbs Il
2016-05-06
$328
Health insurance
Bcbs Il
2016-06-17
$328
Health insurance
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center
2016-04-20
$250
Event ticket

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