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

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Republican Leslie Munger's election campaign committee, Citizens for Leslie Munger, spent $5,958,433 in the fourth 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 ($3,881,478) going to Del Cielo Media LLC in Alexandria. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Munger's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media marketing
$3,881,478
65.1%
Tv, cable satellite flights
$581,510
9.8%
Loan repayment
$260,000
4.4%
Consulting
$193,445
3.3%
Gotv
$139,050
2.3%
Mailings
$134,314
2.3%
Media production
$102,025
1.7%
Advertising
$100,924
1.7%
Media consulting
$61,000
1%
Digital strategies
$59,502
1%
Digital advertising
$38,670
0.7%
October wages
$37,083
0.6%
Advertising expense
$25,622
0.4%
Staff wages 11/11
$25,269
0.4%
Community outreach consulting
$25,000
0.4%
Email services
$24,109
0.4%
Partial payment election night event
$23,452
0.4%
Survey services
$21,500
0.4%
Payroll taxes
$20,720
0.4%
Polling
$20,000
0.3%
Final wages
$18,555
0.3%
Phone advertising
$18,063
0.3%
Professional services
$16,000
0.3%
Biilboards
$15,000
0.3%
Event expenses
$9,682
0.2%
October 14 payroll taxes
$8,590
0.1%
October 31 payroll taxes
$8,343
0.1%
Consulting october
$7,500
0.1%
Consulting fee november
$7,500
0.1%
Printing door hangars and freight
$6,534
0.1%
Final payment election night event
$5,291
< 0.1%
Palm cards
$3,950
< 0.1%
Website design
$3,941
< 0.1%
Printing palm cards
$3,525
< 0.1%
Accounting services
$3,500
< 0.1%
Catering
$3,000
< 0.1%
Rent
$3,000
< 0.1%
Printing
$2,870
< 0.1%
Wages 10/31
$2,834
< 0.1%
Wages 11/11
$2,834
< 0.1%
Wages 10/14
$2,834
< 0.1%
Pr
$2,691
< 0.1%
Printing and postage
$2,347
< 0.1%
Event catering
$1,963
< 0.1%
Legal fees
$1,913
< 0.1%
Contractor
$1,763
< 0.1%
Staff reception
$1,608
< 0.1%
Catering for day at the races
$1,487
< 0.1%
Door hangar design
$1,413
< 0.1%
Staff event
$1,375
< 0.1%
Interest on loan
$1,311
< 0.1%
Transportation services
$1,156
< 0.1%
Publication advertising
$1,000
< 0.1%
Deposit on room election night
$1,000
< 0.1%
Printing services
$925
< 0.1%
Adjust for fees from deposits
$719
< 0.1%
Editorial board trip
$663
< 0.1%
Rental vehicle
$630
< 0.1%
Candidate lodging
$621
< 0.1%
Bank service charge
$606
< 0.1%
Campaign manager software quarterly fee
$600
< 0.1%
Gas
$501
< 0.1%
Election night supplies
$432
< 0.1%
Sboe fine for non disclosure on a1
$315
< 0.1%
Utility
$306
< 0.1%
Lodging
$293
< 0.1%
Payroll processing fees
$290
< 0.1%
Election night party supplies
$283
< 0.1%
Reimbursements
$273
< 0.1%
Printer ink
$259
< 0.1%
Election night
$230
< 0.1%
Brm - annual
$215
< 0.1%
Donations
$200
< 0.1%
Creative design
$187
< 0.1%
Dunlap fundraiser
$179
< 0.1%
Volunteer support
$153
< 0.1%
Donation to 35th anniversary celebration
$150
< 0.1%
Paypal monthly fee - 4
$120
< 0.1%
Food for volunteers
$80
< 0.1%
Supplies
$55
< 0.1%
P o box
$49
< 0.1%
Paypal monthly fee -
$30
< 0.1%

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
Del Cielo Media LLC
2016-11-01
$1,265,510
Media marketing
Del Cielo Media LLC
2016-10-24
$1,005,835
Media marketing
Del Cielo Media LLC
2016-10-18
$806,260
Media marketing
Del Cielo Media LLC
2016-10-11
$803,873
Media marketing
Del Cielo Media LLC
2016-10-04
$581,510
Tv, cable satellite flights
John Munger
2016-11-14
$260,000
Loan repayment
Vertical Strategies
2016-11-01
$139,050
Gotv
Targeted Creative Communications
2016-10-20
$95,032
Mailings
Poolhouse
2016-11-02
$82,025
Media production
Axiom Strategies
2016-11-02
$59,502
Digital strategies
The Intelligence Group
2016-10-25
$45,000
Media consulting
Poolhouse
2016-10-04
$44,924
Advertising
Targeted Creative Communications
2016-10-06
$39,282
Mailings
Poolhouse
2016-10-29
$38,500
Advertising
1892 Llc
2016-11-02
$33,300
Consulting
1892 Llc
2016-10-23
$27,447
Consulting
1892 Llc
2016-10-23
$25,860
Consulting
Cor Strategies
2016-11-06
$25,000
Community outreach consulting
1892 Llc
2016-11-07
$24,100
Consulting
Public Opinion Strategies
2016-10-18
$21,500
Survey services
Cor Strategies
2016-11-02
$20,670
Digital advertising
1892 Llc
2016-10-18
$20,238
Consulting
Poolhouse
2016-10-31
$20,000
Media production
Public Opinion Strategies
2016-10-11
$20,000
Polling
The Intelligence Group
2016-10-28
$20,000
Consulting

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