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How did Walter Burnett Jr spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Non partisan Walter Burnett Jr's election campaign committee, Friends of Walter Burnett, Jr, spent $32,346 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Burnett's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 49% of this total ($8,200) going to Chicago Neighbors United in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burnett's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$16,750
51.8%
Consulting
$4,075
12.6%
Promotional items
$3,650
11.3%
Event expenses
$2,896
9%
Staff salaries
$2,275
7%
Ad- benches
$756
2.3%
Advertising
$756
2.3%
Magazine advertising
$651
2%
Event worker
$425
1.3%
Reimbursement - office expense
$36
0.1%
Reimbursement - meals
$28
< 0.1%
Reimbursement-parking
$24
< 0.1%
Supplies
$22
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chicago Neighbors United
2017-12-04
$8,200
Donations
Bucktown Embroidery
2017-12-18
$3,650
Promotional items
Keith Mohammed
2017-10-12
$3,000
Consulting
Christmas In The World
2017-12-05
$2,500
Donations
Martha Villa
2017-10-16
$2,500
Donations
Signature Affairs Inc
2017-11-09
$1,917
Event expenses
General McArthur
2017-10-20
$1,075
Consulting
Springboard To Success
2017-10-12
$1,000
Donations
Wright Advertising Corp.
2017-12-05
$756
Ad- benches
Wright Advertising Corp.
2017-11-15
$756
Advertising
Spreading the News
2017-12-12
$651
Magazine advertising
Leaders Network
2017-11-01
$600
Donations
Noble Square
2017-12-04
$500
Donations
Latvese Burnett
2017-12-29
$300
Staff salaries
Sharon Greer
2017-12-20
$280
Event expenses
Latvese Burnett
2017-12-04
$250
Staff salaries
Latvese Burnett
2017-12-15
$250
Staff salaries
Deborah's Place
2017-12-04
$250
Donations
Reginald Stewart
2017-12-13
$250
Staff salaries
Akiel Williams
2017-11-15
$250
Staff salaries
Akiel Williams
2017-11-01
$250
Staff salaries
David Gates
2017-11-15
$225
Event worker
Mary Baldwin
2017-10-24
$200
Event worker
Kevin Carmichael
2017-11-16
$200
Event expenses
Kevin Carmichael
2017-10-16
$200
Staff salaries

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