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How did Sophia King spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Non partisan Sophia King's election campaign committee, Friends of Sophia King, spent $239,646 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

King's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 88% of this total ($79,619) going to Breaker Press in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how King's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$90,481
37.8%
Campaign staffing
$30,679
12.8%
Consultant services
$22,727
9.5%
Cash withdrawal for canvassers
$20,303
8.5%
Legal fees
$20,000
8.4%
Mail/graphics
$9,000
3.8%
Catering
$5,341
2.2%
Polling
$5,000
2.1%
Advertising
$4,625
1.9%
Media/communciations consulting
$3,500
1.5%
Social media
$3,425
1.4%
Office manager
$3,375
1.4%
Rent
$3,194
1.3%
Campaign forum
$3,000
1.3%
Bank card merchant fees
$2,057
0.9%
Billboard rental
$2,000
0.8%
Campaign event
$1,576
0.7%
Website expenses
$1,250
0.5%
Photo/video
$1,250
0.5%
Rental for event
$1,000
0.4%
Electricity
$930
0.4%
Transportation
$880
0.4%
Reimbursement - campaign office materials
$813
0.3%
Rental for election night
$800
0.3%
Software services
$590
0.3%
Insurance for office
$380
0.2%
Election night dj
$350
0.2%
Phones
$348
0.2%
Newspaper
$200
< 0.1%
Donations
$200
< 0.1%
Election night photos
$175
< 0.1%
Video/photo
$150
< 0.1%
Reimbursement - field program materials
$41
< 0.1%
Atm fee
$1
< 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
Breaker Press
2017-02-22
$29,844
Printing
Breaker Press
2017-03-01
$25,729
Printing
P2 Consulting
2017-02-15
$22,727
Consultant services
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship
2017-03-17
$20,000
Legal fees
Breaker Press
2017-02-13
$16,674
Printing
Evonne Taylor
2017-02-24
$10,000
Cash withdrawal for canvassers
Evonne Taylor
2017-02-27
$10,000
Cash withdrawal for canvassers
Main Street Solutions
2017-02-27
$9,000
Mail/graphics
Stars & Stripes
2017-02-09
$5,775
Printing
Breaker Press
2017-02-07
$5,413
Printing
4th Ward Democratic Office
2017-02-01
$5,000
Polling
Joanna Klonsky Communications Strategies
2017-03-20
$3,500
Media/communciations consulting
Midway Broadcasting Corporation
2017-02-27
$3,000
Campaign forum
Minuteman Press
2017-01-24
$2,289
Printing
Mario Lopez
2017-01-27
$2,250
Campaign staffing
Minuteman Press
2017-01-05
$2,083
Printing
Boom Tech
2017-03-21
$2,000
Social media
Law Offices of Ernest Fenton
2017-03-29
$2,000
Billboard rental
Breaker Press
2017-03-14
$1,957
Printing
Lake Park, LLC
2017-02-24
$1,800
Rent
Mario Lopez
2017-02-07
$1,750
Campaign staffing
James Rauh
2017-03-03
$1,700
Campaign staffing
Eddie V's Prime Seafood
2017-03-03
$1,576
Campaign event
C'est Si Bon!, ltd
2017-02-22
$1,541
Catering
Porkchop
2017-01-20
$1,508
Catering

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