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How did Leslie A Hairston spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Leslie A Hairston's election campaign committee, Friends of Leslie A Hairston, spent $12,685 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Hairston's committee spent the most on return of contribution in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Smart Hotels/Olympia Chicago LLC in Beachwood. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hairston's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Return of contribution
$5,000
39.4%
Telephones
$1,839
14.5%
Donations
$1,650
13%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,353
10.7%
Event expenses
$760
6%
Sponsorships
$600
4.7%
Office supplies
$593
4.7%
Gasoline
$310
2.4%
Credit card processing
$217
1.7%
Postage
$207
1.6%
Meals
$102
0.8%
Event ticket
$50
0.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Smart Hotels/Olympia Chicago LLC
2017-06-29
$5,000
Return of contribution
The Revival
2017-04-25
$1,353
Hall rental for raising funds
4th on 53rd Parade Committee
2017-06-20
$600
Sponsorships
AT&T Broadband
2017-06-23
$577
Telephones
AT&T Broadband
2017-05-24
$496
Telephones
AT&T Broadband
2017-04-24
$496
Telephones
Ivi-ipo
2017-06-22
$350
Donations
La Petite Folie
2017-05-02
$304
Event expenses
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
2017-06-08
$300
Donations
Mikkey's Retro Grill
2017-04-25
$300
Event expenses
National Office Works
2017-04-13
$264
Office supplies
Eta
2017-06-13
$250
Donations
St. Edmund's Church
2017-05-19
$250
Donations
South East Chicago Commission
2017-06-01
$200
Donations
United States Postal Service
2017-04-25
$196
Postage
Actblue Illinois
2017-04-10
$179
Credit card processing
National Office Works
2017-06-20
$159
Office supplies
Costco
2017-04-25
$156
Event expenses
Corpus Christian Catholic
2017-04-21
$150
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2017-05-08
$134
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2017-06-20
$134
Telephones
La Petite Folie
2017-04-13
$102
Meals
Corpus Christian Catholic
2017-06-06
$100
Donations
National Office Works
2017-06-14
$86
Office supplies
BP Amoco
2017-06-14
$85
Gasoline

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