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How did Jesse Garfinkel spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Jesse Garfinkel's election campaign committee, Friends of Jesse Garfinkel, spent $8,873 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Garfinkel's committee spent the most on production media expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,592) going to Gabriel Kornbluh in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Garfinkel's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Production media expenses
$2,592
29.2%
Campaign staff
$2,307
26%
Rent
$1,500
16.9%
Taxes - federal
$773
8.7%
Rent - security deposit
$750
8.5%
Brochures
$500
5.6%
Computer software
$450
5.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Gabriel Kornbluh
2017-09-12
$2,592
Production media expenses
Kaleb Parks
2017-08-31
$1,515
Campaign staff
New Covent LLC
2017-08-28
$1,500
Rent
Joseph Strzalka-Steil
2017-08-30
$791
Campaign staff
Internal Revenue Service
2017-09-15
$773
Taxes - federal
New Covent LLC
2017-08-28
$750
Rent - security deposit
AC Signs and Consulting LLC
2017-08-02
$500
Brochures
NGP Software, Inc
2017-07-02
$150
Computer software
NGP Software, Inc
2017-08-02
$150
Computer software
NGP Software, Inc
2017-09-05
$150
Computer software

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