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How did Susana Mendoza spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Susana Mendoza's election campaign committee, Friends for Susana Mendoza For Comptroller, spent $38,593 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mendoza's committee spent the most on fundraising services in the quarter, with all those payments ($14,000) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mendoza's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising services
$14,000
36.3%
Promotional items
$10,272
26.6%
Printing
$3,304
8.6%
Software platform
$2,437
6.3%
Website expenses
$2,181
5.7%
Supplies
$1,177
3.1%
Meals
$1,115
2.9%
Equipment - purchase
$1,058
2.7%
Air fare - candidate
$771
2%
Mileage expenses
$402
1%
Air fare - staff
$336
0.9%
Post office box
$300
0.8%
Graphic design
$300
0.8%
Candidate lodging
$295
0.8%
Merchant transaction fee
$258
0.7%
Fees
$199
0.5%
Parking
$156
0.4%
Travel insurance
$27
< 0.1%

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
KJD Strategies
2017-06-12
$7,000
Fundraising services
KJD Strategies
2017-04-17
$7,000
Fundraising services
Union Signs & Printing
2017-06-14
$6,160
Promotional items
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2017-05-30
$2,731
Printing
PCS Marketing Group, LLC
2017-06-12
$2,324
Promotional items
Gareene Indigo Design Company
2017-05-30
$1,425
Website expenses
A Weinstein & Associates
2017-06-15
$838
Promotional items
Ngp Van
2017-06-02
$750
Software platform
Ngp Van
2017-04-03
$750
Software platform
Ngp Van
2017-05-05
$750
Software platform
PCS Marketing Group, LLC
2017-06-29
$727
Promotional items
Verizon Wireless (M0973)
2017-06-28
$606
Equipment - purchase
Costco Wholesale (1074)
2017-05-30
$514
Supplies
American Airlines
2017-06-16
$435
Air fare - candidate
Susana Mendoza
2017-04-18
$402
Mileage expenses
Pearl's Place
2017-05-08
$392
Meals
Westwoods Lodge Pub & Grill
2017-06-30
$338
Meals
United Airlines
2017-04-24
$336
Air fare - candidate
United Airlines
2017-04-24
$336
Air fare - staff
Minuteman Press
2017-06-26
$330
Printing
The UPS Store (2427)
2017-04-28
$300
Post office box
Wylee Wystar Design
2017-06-29
$300
Graphic design
Embassy Row Hotel
2017-05-05
$295
Candidate lodging
Bluehost, Inc.
2017-05-30
$262
Website expenses
Chicago Magazine
2017-06-28
$242
Printing

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