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How did Sonya M Harper spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Sonya M Harper's election campaign committee, Friends of Sonya Marie Harper, spent $6,930 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Harper's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 92.6% of this total ($2,200) going to Nia Lawrence in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Harper's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$2,375
34.3%
Transportation
$1,573
22.7%
Office equipment
$1,514
21.9%
Donations
$600
8.7%
Lodging
$311
4.5%
Erroneous expenditure, will be refunded
$292
4.2%
Meals
$263
3.8%

Table 2 below shows the top 13 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Nia Lawrence
2017-01-16
$2,200
Campaign work
Best Buy
2017-02-17
$845
Office equipment
Avis Rent a Car
2017-03-20
$710
Transportation
BestBuy.com
2017-02-02
$669
Office equipment
Budget Rent a Car
2017-02-16
$533
Transportation
R.a.g.e.
2017-02-15
$400
Donations
Avis Rent a Car
2017-02-01
$329
Transportation
Wyndham
2017-01-13
$311
Lodging
Hotwire.com
2017-01-24
$292
Erroneous expenditure, will be refunded
nana
2017-03-02
$263
Meals
ACLU of Illinois
2017-03-22
$200
Donations
Lannon Broughton
2017-01-28
$100
Campaign work
Lannon Broughton
2017-03-19
$75
Campaign work

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