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How did John Arena spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic John Arena's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect John Arena, spent $11,391 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Arena's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,281) going to Progressive Solutions LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Arena's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,281
28.8%
Travel expenses
$2,992
26.3%
Printing
$1,136
10%
Airline ticket
$870
7.6%
Database expenses
$640
5.6%
Game tickets
$525
4.6%
Totes
$396
3.5%
Supplies - neighborhood clean up
$319
2.8%
Decor
$308
2.7%
Truck rental
$280
2.5%
Donations
$250
2.2%
Block party supplies
$107
0.9%
Baggage fees
$100
0.9%
Event expenses
$97
0.9%
Event supplies
$85
0.8%

Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Progressive Solutions LLC
2016-07-22
$3,281
Consulting
Courtyard by Marriott
2016-07-21
$2,267
Travel expenses
Oshana & Sons Printing
2016-08-31
$871
Printing
Courtyard by Marriott
2016-08-01
$668
Travel expenses
American Airlines
2016-08-02
$550
Airline ticket
Kaeser & Blair
2016-08-29
$396
Totes
United Airlines
2016-08-02
$320
Airline ticket
Ngp
2016-07-06
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2016-09-22
$320
Database expenses
Kaeser & Blair
2016-08-24
$308
Decor
Chicago Cubs
2016-08-17
$286
Game tickets
Midway Moving & Storage
2016-07-27
$280
Truck rental
Minuteman Press
2016-09-19
$265
Printing
Lydia Home Assoc
2016-07-25
$250
Donations
Home Depot
2016-08-24
$244
Supplies - neighborhood clean up
Chicago Cubs
2016-07-15
$158
Game tickets
Costco
2016-08-17
$107
Block party supplies
American Airlines
2016-08-02
$100
Baggage fees
Costco
2016-07-17
$97
Event expenses
Costco
2016-08-24
$85
Event supplies
Chicago Cubs
2016-08-17
$80
Game tickets
Home Depot
2016-07-09
$75
Supplies - neighborhood clean up
Courtyard by Marriott
2016-07-29
$56
Travel expenses

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