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How did Pat Quinn spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Pat Quinn's election campaign committee, Taxpayers for Quinn, spent $20,072 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Quinn's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,758) going to Jefferson Fulton Building in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Quinn's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$6,758
33.7%
Services rendered
$6,000
29.9%
Tickets
$1,984
9.9%
Contributions
$1,225
6.1%
Phone bill
$746
3.7%
Airfare
$567
2.8%
Storage fee
$564
2.8%
Insurance payment
$443
2.2%
Office supplies
$423
2.1%
Event ticket
$350
1.7%
Database fee
$300
1.5%
Lodging
$269
1.3%
Tax payment
$226
1.1%
Utility bill
$214
1.1%

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
Jefferson Fulton Building
2017-01-03
$2,748
Rent
Jefferson Fulton Building
2017-02-01
$2,748
Rent
Cheryl Byers
2017-01-04
$2,000
Services rendered
Cheryl Byers
2017-01-13
$2,000
Services rendered
Cheryl Byers
2017-01-31
$2,000
Services rendered
Chicago White Sox
2017-02-15
$1,984
Tickets
Jefferson Fulton Building
2017-03-01
$1,262
Rent
Equality Illinois Institute
2017-02-01
$600
Contributions
Southwest Airlines
2017-02-01
$567
Airfare
West Bend Mutual Insurance Agency
2017-02-08
$443
Insurance payment
Equality Illinois Institute
2017-02-01
$375
Contributions
The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
2017-02-01
$350
Event ticket
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-02-01
$300
Database fee
Vdara Hotel
2017-02-01
$269
Lodging
Push Excel Scholarships
2017-01-03
$250
Contributions
Idor
2017-03-10
$226
Tax payment
AT&T Remittance Center
2017-01-27
$187
Phone bill
AT&T Remittance Center
2017-01-23
$186
Phone bill
AT&T Remittance Center
2017-02-14
$186
Phone bill
AT&T Remittance Center
2017-03-27
$186
Phone bill
Office Depot
2017-02-01
$150
Office supplies
Public Storage
2017-01-20
$141
Storage fee
Public Storage
2017-01-27
$141
Storage fee
Public Storage
2017-02-16
$141
Storage fee
Public Storage
2017-03-27
$141
Storage fee

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