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How did Leslie Munger spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Republican Leslie Munger's election campaign committee, Citizens for Leslie Munger, spent $972,712 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Munger's committee spent the most on media marketing in the quarter, with all those payments ($705,525) going to Del Cielo Media LLC in Alexandria. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Munger's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media marketing
$705,525
72.5%
Mailings
$45,325
4.7%
September wages
$23,506
2.4%
Consulting fee
$22,500
2.3%
Sept 20-22 poll
$22,000
2.3%
August wages
$12,983
1.3%
Postage
$10,008
1%
Digital advertising
$10,000
1%
Yard signs
$9,856
1%
September payroll taxes
$9,629
1%
Email marketing
$9,500
1%
Email services
$9,073
0.9%
Printing
$8,414
0.9%
August payroll taxes
$8,201
0.8%
Advertising expense
$7,841
0.8%
Email marketing management
$6,149
0.6%
Fundraising fees
$5,000
0.5%
July wages
$4,624
0.5%
Marketing services
$4,231
0.4%
Payroll taxes
$3,947
0.4%
Bud billiken parade
$3,500
0.4%
Rent
$3,000
0.3%
Security deposit
$3,000
0.3%
Contractor
$1,787
0.2%
9/22 event
$1,546
0.2%
Accounting services
$1,500
0.2%
August rent
$1,500
0.2%
Oak park/ottawa events
$1,486
0.2%
Embroidered t-shirts
$1,403
0.1%
Printing and postage
$1,372
0.1%
Staff retreat
$1,025
0.1%
Campaign stickers
$903
< 0.1%
Campaign manager software quarterly fee
$900
< 0.1%
Parade materials
$860
< 0.1%
Women's event 9/19/16
$795
< 0.1%
Website development
$760
< 0.1%
July rent
$750
< 0.1%
Springfield event 9/7
$703
< 0.1%
Tshirts
$605
< 0.1%
Office repairs
$600
< 0.1%
General liability insurance
$594
< 0.1%
Utility deposit
$500
< 0.1%
Campaign travel
$475
< 0.1%
Wc insurance
$421
< 0.1%
Adjust for fees
$420
< 0.1%
Utility
$378
< 0.1%
Graphic design / it work
$364
< 0.1%
T-shirts
$315
< 0.1%
Pepsi for bbq
$308
< 0.1%
Food for volunteers
$300
< 0.1%
Field work
$300
< 0.1%
Office equipment
$268
< 0.1%
Posters, badges, paper
$227
< 0.1%
Highland park event
$206
< 0.1%
August payroll processing and setup
$201
< 0.1%
Bbq in carbondale
$182
< 0.1%
Payroll processing fees
$177
< 0.1%
Internet expenses
$171
< 0.1%
Filming ad 9/21
$123
< 0.1%
Online transaction donor fees
$120
< 0.1%
Workman comp insurance
$108
< 0.1%
September processing fee
$107
< 0.1%
Food for field volunteers
$63
< 0.1%
Parade volunteers
$58
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Del Cielo Media LLC
2016-09-27
$705,525
Media marketing
Targeted Creative Communications
2016-09-27
$45,325
Mailings
Public Opinion Strategies
2016-09-27
$22,000
Sept 20-22 poll
Poolhouse
2016-09-29
$10,000
Digital advertising
Red Leader Strategies. Inc.
2016-07-12
$10,000
Consulting fee
United States Postal Service
2016-09-27
$10,000
Postage
Cor Strategies
2016-08-04
$9,856
Yard signs
Cor Strategies
2016-08-21
$9,073
Email services
Red Leader Strategies. Inc.
2016-09-22
$7,500
Consulting fee
Cor Strategies
2016-09-10
$6,149
Email marketing management
Cor Strategies
2016-08-01
$5,500
Email marketing
BKZ Consulting
2016-07-01
$5,000
Fundraising fees
Red Leader Strategies. Inc.
2016-08-18
$5,000
Consulting fee
Phil Rodriguez
2016-09-16
$4,861
September wages
Phil Rodriguez
2016-09-30
$4,861
September wages
Adp
2016-09-16
$4,821
September payroll taxes
Adp
2016-09-30
$4,808
September payroll taxes
Phil Rodriguez
2016-08-31
$4,406
August wages
Adp
2016-08-31
$4,346
August payroll taxes
Quantum Group
2016-08-21
$4,207
Printing
Quantum Group
2016-07-19
$4,207
Printing
Cor Strategies
2016-08-21
$4,000
Email marketing
Phil Rodriguez
2016-08-19
$3,952
August wages
Chicago Defender Charities
2016-07-29
$3,500
Bud billiken parade
Joseph Weiss
2016-09-30
$3,304
September wages

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