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How did Ameya Pawar spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Ameya Pawar's election campaign committee, Ameya Pawar for Governor, spent $231,949 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Pawar's committee spent the most on salaries in the quarter, with 23.2% of this total ($17,153) going to Kayley Slezak in Hoffman Estates. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Pawar's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Salaries
$73,996
31.9%
Advertising
$27,200
11.7%
Consulting
$16,500
7.1%
Transportation
$13,241
5.7%
Event production
$10,795
4.7%
Software rental
$10,777
4.7%
Meals
$6,373
2.8%
Employer payroll tax
$6,298
2.7%
Insurance
$6,106
2.6%
Donor research
$5,000
2.2%
Event transportation
$4,735
2%
Legal counsel
$4,500
1.9%
Lodging
$4,323
1.9%
Event rental
$4,237
1.8%
Campaign management software
$4,219
1.8%
Printing
$3,927
1.7%
Merchandise
$3,704
1.6%
Fundraising software
$2,650
1.1%
Transaction processing
$2,590
1.1%
Digital media
$2,588
1.1%
Travel
$2,574
1.1%
Parking
$2,015
0.9%
Campaign supplies
$1,793
0.8%
Contracting - bus trip
$1,750
0.8%
Fuel
$1,551
0.7%
Buttons
$1,309
0.6%
Musician
$1,300
0.6%
Email platform
$908
0.4%
Software
$594
0.3%
Fundraising event rental
$565
0.2%
Rv deposit
$500
0.2%
Donations
$500
0.2%
Telephone expenses
$484
0.2%
Rv insurance
$467
0.2%
Merchant fee
$313
0.1%
Registration fee
$300
0.1%
Insurance premium
$283
0.1%
Parking tickets
$254
0.1%
Bank fees
$245
0.1%
Camera equipment
$164
< 0.1%
Shipping
$144
< 0.1%
Equipment rental
$90
< 0.1%
Stools
$59
< 0.1%
Postage
$16
< 0.1%

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
Kayley Slezak
2017-09-30
$17,153
Salaries
Will Pierce
2017-09-30
$16,955
Salaries
Sam Hobert
2017-09-30
$16,750
Salaries
Joe Trippi & Associates
2017-08-17
$15,000
Consulting
Tom R Elliott
2017-09-30
$13,500
Salaries
Intuit, Inc.
2017-08-18
$8,313
Software rental
Graphic Alliance
2017-07-19
$8,000
Transportation
Joe Trippi & Associates
2017-07-06
$7,000
Advertising
Joe Trippi & Associates
2017-07-29
$7,000
Advertising
Joe Trippi & Associates
2017-08-17
$7,000
Advertising
Charissa Wood
2017-09-30
$6,415
Salaries
Forty Two Event Production
2017-08-15
$5,998
Event production
Internal Revenue Service
2017-09-30
$5,872
Employer payroll tax
Joe Trippi & Associates
2017-07-26
$5,000
Advertising
Third Coast Research
2017-08-09
$5,000
Donor research
Forty Two Event Production
2017-08-17
$4,797
Event production
Cavallo Bus Lines, Inc.
2017-09-13
$4,735
Event transportation
The Law Office of Scott B. Erdman, P.C
2017-08-29
$4,500
Legal counsel
Linear Air
2017-07-31
$3,975
Transportation
Lindsay Adams
2017-09-30
$3,221
Salaries
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-07-03
$2,294
Transaction processing
Intuit, Inc.
2017-09-22
$2,134
Software rental
HCSC/Illinois
2017-08-11
$2,063
Insurance
Wyndham Hotel Group
2017-08-21
$1,765
Lodging
HCSC/Illinois
2017-08-11
$1,633
Insurance

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