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How did Thomas J Dart spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Thomas J Dart's election campaign committee, Friends of Dart, spent $6,653 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Dart's committee spent the most on website expenses in the quarter, with 87.9% of this total ($1,500) going to NGP VAN, Inc in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dart's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Website expenses
$1,706
25.6%
Accounting fees
$1,191
17.9%
Parade
$1,000
15%
Ad books
$555
8.3%
Storage
$501
7.5%
Donations
$500
7.5%
Bank charges
$499
7.5%
Food
$357
5.4%
Phones
$268
4%
Membership dues
$75
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
CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
2017-02-17
$1,191
Accounting fees
Southside Parade Committee
2017-02-17
$1,000
Parade
NGP VAN, Inc
2017-02-01
$750
Website expenses
NGP VAN, Inc
2017-03-13
$750
Website expenses
Communities United
2017-03-31
$500
Donations
Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago
2017-03-01
$350
Ad books
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2017-03-27
$261
Bank charges
The Beverly Review
2017-02-17
$205
Ad books
Jewel Merrionette Park, IL
2017-01-21
$188
Food
Public Storage
2017-03-02
$175
Storage
Public Storage
2017-01-02
$163
Storage
Public Storage
2017-02-02
$163
Storage
At&t
2017-01-10
$121
Phones
Jewel Merrionette Park, IL
2017-01-21
$94
Food
Jewel Merrionette Park, IL
2017-01-21
$75
Food
Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago
2017-02-17
$75
Membership dues
At&t
2017-02-10
$73
Phones
At&t
2017-03-10
$73
Phones
CTC Constant Contact
2017-03-20
$72
Website expenses
CTC Constant Contact
2017-01-20
$66
Website expenses
CTC Constant Contact
2017-02-20
$66
Website expenses
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2017-01-05
$40
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2017-02-03
$39
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2017-03-03
$39
Bank charges
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
2017-01-31
$25
Bank charges

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