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How did Joseph Berrios spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Joseph Berrios's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Joseph Berrios Assessor, spent $334,026 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Berrios's committee spent the most on production media expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($211,800) going to Canal Partners Media in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Berrios'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
$211,800
63.4%
Consulting
$68,702
20.6%
Campaign event
$16,189
4.9%
Campaign media
$10,488
3.1%
Lease payments
$9,091
2.7%
Legal fees
$7,110
2.1%
Campaign equipment
$2,981
0.9%
Meetings
$1,981
0.6%
Staff meals
$1,541
0.5%
Advertising
$1,534
0.5%
Campaign work
$1,500
0.5%
Donations
$750
0.2%
Office coffee
$200
< 0.1%
Bank charges
$155
< 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
Canal Partners Media
2017-12-01
$211,800
Production media expenses
Three Point Media
2017-10-17
$16,277
Consulting
Three Point Media
2017-12-26
$10,488
Campaign media
Mario Lopez
2017-11-24
$10,000
Consulting
Mario Lopez
2017-10-17
$10,000
Consulting
Mario Lopez
2017-12-21
$10,000
Consulting
RJ Real Estate
2017-12-09
$9,091
Lease payments
Erie Cafe
2017-11-28
$8,232
Campaign event
Chicago Firehouse
2017-12-20
$6,591
Campaign event
Monica Trevino
2017-12-21
$6,000
Consulting
Monica Trevino
2017-11-24
$6,000
Consulting
James Nally
2017-12-05
$5,610
Legal fees
ISP, Inc.
2017-12-12
$5,100
Consulting
Monica Trevino
2017-10-27
$2,225
Consulting
Target
2017-11-27
$1,780
Campaign equipment
Dan Pogorzelski
2017-11-30
$1,600
Consulting
Scott Erdman
2017-11-15
$1,500
Legal fees
First Tuesday Inc.
2017-11-30
$1,500
Consulting
Target
2017-11-27
$1,201
Campaign equipment
Pearl's Place
2017-12-08
$946
Campaign event
Calahan Foundation
2017-12-08
$750
Donations
Facebook
2017-12-17
$750
Advertising
Jimmy Johns
2017-12-06
$703
Staff meals
Facebook
2017-10-31
$521
Advertising
William Randle
2017-12-02
$500
Campaign work

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