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How did Luis Arroyo spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Luis Arroyo's election campaign committee, Friends of Luis Arroyo, spent $34,794 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Arroyo's committee spent the most on production media expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,164) going to Foremost Strategy LLp in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Arroyo's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Production media expenses
$6,164
17.7%
Signs
$4,635
13.3%
Campaign work
$3,542
10.2%
Legal fees
$3,500
10.1%
Donations
$2,750
7.9%
Utilities
$2,650
7.6%
Consulting
$1,580
4.5%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,570
4.5%
Meals
$1,170
3.4%
Field work- cash for individuals circulating petitions
$1,000
2.9%
Campaign staff
$1,000
2.9%
Campaign staff-petition drive
$900
2.6%
Website expenses
$665
1.9%
Bank charges-check charge back
$500
1.4%
Office supplies
$488
1.4%
Office equipment-maintenance
$400
1.2%
Fund raising (food)
$400
1.2%
Palm cards
$345
1%
Phones
$330
1%
Office equipment
$281
0.8%
Insurance
$270
0.8%
Golf outings
$250
0.7%
Robo calls
$250
0.7%
Phone bank expenses
$150
0.4%

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
Breaker Press Co. Inc.
2017-12-07
$2,582
Signs
Foremost Strategy LLp
2017-12-01
$2,422
Production media expenses
Foremost Strategy LLp
2017-12-29
$2,100
Production media expenses
Rick Hendon
2017-12-01
$2,000
Legal fees
Edgar Lopez
2017-11-20
$1,870
Signs
Foremost Strategy LLp
2017-10-03
$1,642
Production media expenses
Foremost Strategy LLp
2017-11-03
$1,580
Consulting
Tavern on Rush
2017-10-17
$1,570
Hall rental for raising funds
Rick Hendon
2017-12-18
$1,500
Legal fees
Puerto Rican Parade Committee
2017-12-01
$1,500
Donations
Luis Arroyo, Sr.
2017-11-15
$1,000
Field work- cash for individuals circulating petitions
La Bruquena
2017-11-19
$1,000
Meals
Edgar Lopez
2017-10-30
$1,000
Campaign staff
Luis Arroyo, Sr.
2017-11-21
$900
Campaign staff-petition drive
Tyronne Tucker
2017-11-15
$782
Campaign work
Contineo Digital, Inc
2017-10-06
$665
Website expenses
Dynegy Administrative Services
2017-12-22
$500
Bank charges-check charge back
Rainbow Push
2017-11-01
$500
Donations
The Miracle Center
2017-11-13
$500
Donations
Tyronne Tucker
2017-11-15
$500
Campaign work
Images, Inc.
2017-12-27
$400
Office equipment-maintenance
Tavern on Rush
2017-10-18
$400
Fund raising (food)
ADT Security Systems
2017-12-28
$390
Utilities
Joanne Angsten
2017-11-15
$360
Campaign work
Government Solutions
2017-10-24
$345
Palm cards

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