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How did Elgie R Sims Jr spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Elgie R Sims Jr's election campaign committee, Friends of Elgie Sims, spent $16,679 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Sims's committee spent the most on travel expenses in the quarter, with 63.1% of this total ($5,189) going to Wholesale Flights Inc. in Burlingame. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sims's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Travel expenses
$8,230
49.3%
Auto services
$2,020
12.1%
Office equipment and supplies
$1,472
8.8%
Election day expenses
$700
4.2%
Computer software services
$690
4.1%
Office supplies/equipment
$670
4%
Phone and internet services
$621
3.7%
Storage services
$591
3.5%
Telephone and internet services
$525
3.2%
Uncategorized expenses
$500
3%
Gasoline
$327
2%
Parking services
$254
1.5%
Transportation services
$75
0.5%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Wholesale Flights Inc.
2016-11-21
$5,189
Travel expenses
Best Buy
2016-10-11
$991
Office equipment and supplies
Southwest Airlines
2016-12-05
$767
Travel expenses
Costco Wholesale
2016-11-07
$670
Office supplies/equipment
JPM Auto
2016-10-07
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2016-10-31
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2016-11-30
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2016-12-30
$505
Auto services
Alfred AJ Burse
2016-11-08
$500
Election day expenses
Ngp Van
2016-11-10
$500
Uncategorized expenses
Best Buy
2016-11-14
$481
Office equipment and supplies
Springhill Suites
2016-11-21
$477
Travel expenses
Southwest Airlines
2016-10-03
$392
Travel expenses
Southwest Airlines
2016-10-03
$383
Travel expenses
Travel Guard Group
2016-11-18
$285
Travel expenses
Sofitel Hotels
2016-10-03
$265
Travel expenses
Ngp Van
2016-10-03
$230
Computer software services
Ngp Van
2016-11-02
$230
Computer software services
Ngp Van
2016-12-02
$230
Computer software services
Comcast
2016-11-04
$207
Phone and internet services
Comcast
2016-12-05
$207
Phone and internet services
Comcast
2016-10-04
$207
Phone and internet services
Alfred AJ Burse
2016-11-09
$200
Election day expenses
Public Storage
2016-10-03
$197
Storage services
Public Storage
2016-11-03
$197
Storage services

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