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How did Debra Silverstein spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Debra Silverstein's election campaign committee, Friends for Debra Silverstein, spent $5,270 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Silverstein's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,500) going to James P. Nally PC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Silverstein's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$1,500
28.5%
Telephones
$901
17.1%
Transportation
$900
17.1%
Fund raising (food)
$700
13.3%
Printing
$536
10.2%
Utilities
$404
7.7%
Internet access
$329
6.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
James P. Nally PC
2016-12-05
$1,500
Legal fees
Tein Li Chow
2016-12-11
$700
Fund raising (food)
At&t
2016-12-05
$602
Telephones
A&B Printing
2016-10-16
$536
Printing
CJE Senior Life
2016-11-08
$500
Transportation
CJE Senior Life
2016-12-05
$400
Transportation
Commonwealth Edison
2016-11-08
$300
Utilities
At&t
2016-10-21
$298
Telephones
GoDaddy
2016-10-30
$150
Internet access
At&t
2016-10-21
$118
Internet access
Commonwealth Edison
2016-12-05
$103
Utilities
At&t
2016-12-05
$60
Internet access

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