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How did Barbara Flynn Currie spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Barbara Flynn Currie's election campaign committee, Barbara Flynn Currie for State Representative Cmte, spent $20,223 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Currie's committee spent the most on uncategorized expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,000) going to Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Currie's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Uncategorized expenses
$4,000
19.8%
District office rent
$3,387
16.8%
Payroll
$3,236
16%
Swearing in dinner
$2,675
13.2%
Taxes
$1,248
6.2%
Insurance
$1,046
5.2%
Donations
$825
4.1%
Office supplies
$673
3.3%
Invoice
$631
3.1%
Lodging
$493
2.4%
Electronic filing
$430
2.1%
Utilities
$426
2.1%
Website expenses
$327
1.6%
Office cleaning
$300
1.5%
Phone services
$191
0.9%
Postage
$170
0.8%
Microsoft office
$160
0.8%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Guaranteed Rate Field
2017-03-24
$4,000
Uncategorized expenses
Sangamo Club
2017-02-14
$2,675
Swearing in dinner
U of C Property Holding Corp.
2017-01-26
$2,258
District office rent
U of C Property Holding Corp.
2017-03-15
$1,129
District office rent
Travelers Insurance
2017-01-30
$1,046
Insurance
Paychex
2017-03-14
$662
Payroll
Paychex
2017-03-30
$662
Payroll
Planned Parenthood of Illinois
2017-02-01
$500
Donations
Abraham Lincoln Hilton
2017-01-13
$493
Lodging
Paychex
2017-02-14
$478
Payroll
Paychex
2017-02-27
$478
Payroll
Paychex
2017-01-13
$478
Payroll
Paychex
2017-01-30
$478
Payroll
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2017-01-13
$340
Electronic filing
Office Depot
2017-01-13
$308
Office supplies
Paychex
2017-02-10
$280
Invoice
Office Depot
2017-01-26
$277
Office supplies
Paychex
2017-03-15
$266
Taxes
Paychex
2017-03-31
$266
Taxes
Comcast
2017-01-30
$213
Utilities
Comcast
2017-02-14
$213
Utilities
Paychex
2017-01-31
$178
Taxes
Paychex
2017-02-28
$178
Taxes
Paychex
2017-01-17
$178
Taxes
Paychex
2017-02-15
$178
Taxes

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