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How did Thomas J Dart spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Thomas J Dart's election campaign committee, Friends of Dart, spent $36,522 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Dart's committee spent the most on contributions in the quarter, with all those payments ($25,000) going to Cook County Democratic Party in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dart's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contributions
$25,000
68.5%
Consulting
$5,000
13.7%
Sponsorships
$3,000
8.2%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,500
4.1%
Computer software
$750
2.1%
Cell phones
$356
1%
Storage
$350
1%
Golf outings
$200
0.6%
Office supplies
$189
0.5%
Printing
$177
0.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cook County Democratic Party
2017-08-22
$25,000
Contributions
Jack Shadid
2017-09-05
$5,000
Consulting
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation
2017-08-09
$3,000
Sponsorships
Maggianos
2017-08-10
$1,500
Hall rental for raising funds
NGP VAN, Inc
2017-08-08
$750
Computer software
Pat Felker
2017-09-05
$200
Golf outings
Public Storage
2017-07-02
$175
Storage
Public Storage
2017-09-02
$175
Storage
AT&T Mobility
2017-08-10
$148
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2017-09-10
$118
Cell phones
Staples Inc.
2017-08-15
$114
Office supplies
AT&T Mobility
2017-07-10
$88
Cell phones
Staples Inc.
2017-09-15
$74
Office supplies
Kevron Printing
2017-09-15
$62
Printing
Kevron Printing
2017-09-08
$62
Printing
Kevron Printing
2017-09-08
$52
Printing

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