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How did James Cappleman spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic James Cappleman's election campaign committee, Citizens for Cappleman, spent $8,209 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cappleman's committee spent the most on consulting fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,500) going to Stacy Pratt in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cappleman's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting fees
$4,500
54.8%
Database software
$855
10.4%
Fees
$675
8.2%
Event ticket purchase
$595
7.3%
Credit card processing fees
$455
5.5%
T-shirts
$302
3.7%
Promotional items
$189
2.3%
Eblast service
$180
2.2%
Printing
$180
2.2%
Web hosting
$119
1.5%
Service fee - charge back
$100
1.2%
Website hosting
$56
0.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Stacy Pratt
2017-07-03
$1,500
Consulting fees
Stacy Pratt
2017-08-01
$1,500
Consulting fees
Stacy Pratt
2017-09-01
$1,500
Consulting fees
NGP Van
2017-07-07
$855
Database software
Illinois State Board of Elections
2017-08-08
$675
Fees
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund Leadership Institute
2017-09-11
$400
Event ticket purchase
ABCompuprint
2017-09-14
$302
T-shirts
First Data Merchant Services
2017-07-03
$242
Credit card processing fees
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
2017-07-12
$195
Event ticket purchase
Pinnacle Promotions
2017-09-20
$189
Promotional items
Minuteman Press
2017-07-11
$180
Printing
Ipower/EIG
2017-07-19
$119
Web hosting
First Data Merchant Services
2017-07-28
$100
Service fee - charge back
Mail Chimp
2017-07-10
$60
Eblast service
Mail Chimp
2017-08-08
$60
Eblast service
Mail Chimp
2017-09-08
$60
Eblast service
First Data Merchant Services
2017-07-03
$53
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-08-03
$49
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-09-05
$49
Credit card processing fees
Ipower/EIG
2017-08-28
$29
Website hosting
Ipower/EIG
2017-08-28
$26
Website hosting
First Data Merchant Services
2017-07-03
$19
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-08-03
$19
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2017-09-05
$19
Credit card processing fees

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