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How did JB Pritzker spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic JB Pritzker's election campaign committee, JB for Governor, spent $57,844 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Pritzker's committee spent the most on community outreach consulting in the quarter, with 50% of this total ($4,935) going to Sean Rapelyea in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Pritzker's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Community outreach consulting
$9,870
17.1%
Rent, it and admin services
$9,800
16.9%
Policy consulting
$8,419
14.6%
Compliance and accounting consulting
$7,741
13.4%
Political outreach consulting
$5,806
10%
Operations and administrative consulting
$5,225
9%
Political and field consulting
$3,483
6%
Compliance software
$2,250
3.9%
Travel
$1,876
3.2%
Catering
$1,804
3.1%
Salesforce subscription fee
$1,066
1.8%
Subscriptions
$500
0.9%

Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Pritzker Group
2017-03-31
$9,800
Rent, it and admin services
MBA Consulting Group
2017-03-28
$7,741
Compliance and accounting consulting
Nikki Budzinski
2017-03-28
$5,806
Political outreach consulting
Sean Rapelyea
2017-03-28
$4,935
Community outreach consulting
Teresa Reyes
2017-03-28
$4,935
Community outreach consulting
Elizabeth Whitehorn
2017-03-28
$4,354
Policy consulting
Emily Miller
2017-03-31
$4,064
Policy consulting
Cratic and Shaffer Consulting
2017-03-28
$3,483
Political and field consulting
Mary Urbina-McCarthy
2017-03-28
$3,483
Operations and administrative consulting
NGP Van, Inc.
2017-03-28
$2,250
Compliance software
Lindley French
2017-03-28
$1,741
Operations and administrative consulting
ABC Catering, LTD
2017-03-28
$1,311
Catering
The Pritzker Group - Chicago, LLC
2017-03-31
$1,066
Salesforce subscription fee
United Airlines
2017-03-28
$608
Travel
Ahead of Our Time Publishing, INC
2017-03-31
$500
Subscriptions
American Airlines
2017-03-28
$482
Travel
The Tremont Hotel
2017-03-28
$417
Travel
Jewell Catering
2017-03-28
$283
Catering
American Airlines
2017-03-28
$214
Travel
Jewell Catering
2017-03-28
$210
Catering
Delta Airlines
2017-03-28
$153
Travel

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