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How did Roderick T Sawyer spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Roderick T Sawyer's election campaign committee, Friends of Roderick T Sawyer, spent $24,419 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Sawyer's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,904) going to Shedrick Sawyer in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sawyer's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$4,904
20.1%
Consulting
$3,000
12.3%
Golf outings
$2,948
12.1%
Rent
$2,010
8.2%
Utilities
$1,988
8.1%
Donations
$1,645
6.7%
Cell phones
$1,112
4.6%
Taxes - federal
$1,006
4.1%
Computer software
$964
4%
Community event
$825
3.4%
Payroll services
$665
2.7%
Food
$650
2.7%
Taxes - federal and state
$547
2.2%
Ad books
$500
2.1%
Banquet tickets
$450
1.8%
Phone services
$271
1.1%
Office maintenance
$256
1.1%
Advertising - text
$239
1%
Bank charges
$233
1%
Field work
$200
0.8%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Progressive Solutions
2017-07-27
$1,500
Consulting
Progressive Solutions
2017-07-31
$1,500
Consulting
RPS Service
2017-07-08
$1,041
Golf outings
Eastlake Management Group
2017-07-10
$1,010
Rent
Eastlake Management Group
2017-09-05
$1,000
Rent
Chicago Football Classic Scholarship
2017-09-21
$945
Donations
Chicago Park District
2017-09-11
$825
Community event
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-07-14
$817
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-07-31
$817
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-08-31
$817
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-08-15
$817
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-09-28
$817
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2017-09-14
$817
Payroll
Charles Sawyer, Jr.
2017-08-31
$725
Golf outings
ComEd
2017-08-02
$717
Utilities
NGP VAN, Inc (RoboCall)
2017-07-06
$675
Computer software
Comcast Cable
2017-09-07
$596
Utilities
AKArama Foundation
2017-08-25
$500
Ad books
R. A. G. E.
2017-08-22
$500
Donations
J&M Golf
2017-07-01
$453
Golf outings
Cog Sales & Marketing
2017-08-04
$450
Banquet tickets
Hot of the Racks Catering, Inc.
2017-08-10
$400
Food
Verizon Wireless
2017-07-20
$395
Cell phones
Ralph's Cigars
2017-07-12
$381
Golf outings
ComEd
2017-07-20
$373
Utilities

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