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How did Bruce V Rauner spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Bruce V Rauner's election campaign committee, Citizens for Rauner, Inc, spent $415,380 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Rauner's committee spent the most on principal payment, project applecart llc in the quarter, with all those payments ($338,092) going to Project Applecart LLC in New York. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rauner's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Principal payment, project applecart llc
$338,092
81.4%
Principal payment, arena online
$26,728
6.4%
Consulting
$22,500
5.4%
Legal services
$16,524
4%
Software
$4,650
1.1%
Principal payment, dinsmore & shohl
$2,772
0.7%
Credit card processing fees
$1,447
0.4%
Email accounts
$732
0.2%
Digital services
$550
0.1%
Web development
$453
0.1%
Tax payment
$266
< 0.1%
Repayment of prohibited contribution
$250
< 0.1%
Telephone expenses
$232
< 0.1%
Postage
$182
< 0.1%

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
Project Applecart LLC
2017-03-30
$338,092
Principal payment, project applecart llc
Arena Online
2017-03-30
$14,365
Principal payment, arena online
Arena Online
2017-03-30
$12,363
Principal payment, arena online
Lesley Sweeney
2017-03-08
$7,500
Consulting
Lesley Sweeney
2017-02-13
$7,500
Consulting
Lesley Sweeney
2017-01-13
$7,500
Consulting
Chalmers Pak Burch & Adams LLC
2017-02-13
$5,524
Legal services
Chalmers Pak Burch & Adams LLC
2017-03-08
$5,500
Legal services
Chalmers Pak Burch & Adams LLC
2017-01-13
$5,500
Legal services
Dinsmore & Shohl
2017-01-20
$2,772
Principal payment, dinsmore & shohl
Aristotle
2017-01-13
$800
Software
Aristotle
2017-02-13
$800
Software
Aristotle
2017-03-08
$800
Software
I360
2017-01-13
$750
Software
I360
2017-03-08
$750
Software
I360
2017-02-13
$750
Software
Stripe Inc.
2017-03-27
$630
Credit card processing fees
Arena Online
2017-03-30
$550
Digital services
Microsoft Corporation
2017-02-13
$549
Email accounts
YUMA Solutions
2017-03-08
$453
Web development
Stripe Inc.
2017-03-01
$301
Credit card processing fees
Stripe Inc.
2017-03-20
$279
Credit card processing fees
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-03-31
$266
Tax payment
State of Illinois
2017-03-09
$250
Repayment of prohibited contribution
Stripe Inc.
2017-03-13
$190
Credit card processing fees

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