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How did Gary Mandell spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Republican Gary Mandell's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Gary Mandell, spent $111,071 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mandell's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with all those payments ($31,867) going to War Room Strategies in Athens. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mandell's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$31,867
28.7%
Postage
$29,256
26.3%
Mailing
$18,833
17%
Phone bank expenses
$11,500
10.4%
Consulting
$6,000
5.4%
Robo calls
$3,360
3%
Magazine advertising
$3,270
2.9%
Field work
$2,500
2.3%
Computer software
$2,000
1.8%
Palm cards
$1,750
1.6%
Party - staff
$733
0.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
War Room Strategies
2016-11-11
$31,797
Printing
War Room Strategies
2016-11-11
$29,256
Postage
War Room Strategies
2016-10-05
$18,833
Mailing
War Room Strategies
2016-11-11
$11,500
Phone bank expenses
War Room Strategies
2016-10-05
$6,000
Consulting
War Room Strategies
2016-11-11
$3,173
Magazine advertising
War Room Strategies
2016-11-11
$2,520
Robo calls
War Room Strategies
2016-12-01
$2,500
Field work
War Room Strategies
2016-10-05
$2,000
Computer software
War Room Strategies
2016-11-11
$1,750
Palm cards
War Room Strategies
2016-10-05
$840
Robo calls
Formento's
2016-12-17
$660
Party - staff
War Room Strategies
2016-10-05
$97
Magazine advertising
Formento's
2016-12-17
$73
Party - staff
War Room Strategies
2016-10-05
$69
Printing

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