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How did Michael Cabonargi spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Michael Cabonargi's election campaign committee, Friends of Cabonargi, spent $26,636 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cabonargi's committee spent the most on annual report postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,607) going to Usps in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabonargi's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Annual report postage
$5,607
21.1%
Field consulting
$5,440
20.4%
Fundraising consulting & expenses
$3,969
14.9%
Annual report printing
$2,848
10.7%
Staff party
$1,946
7.3%
Fundraising consulting
$1,750
6.6%
Printing
$735
2.8%
Holiday cards
$694
2.6%
Staff gifts
$618
2.3%
Petition collection expenses
$541
2%
Translation services
$450
1.7%
Postage and mail housing
$427
1.6%
Outreach event photography
$300
1.1%
Electronic filing
$280
1.1%
Dining
$256
1%
Gift cards for senior citizen holiday lunches
$250
0.9%
Property tax meeting
$239
0.9%
Credit card processing fees
$165
0.6%
Postage
$117
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
Usps
2017-11-15
$5,607
Annual report postage
Ivan Gonzalez
2017-10-27
$5,440
Field consulting
Forest Printing
2017-11-13
$2,848
Annual report printing
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-10-30
$2,189
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Highline Bar + Lounge
2017-12-22
$1,946
Staff party
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-10-02
$1,779
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-12-05
$1,750
Fundraising consulting
Shutterfly
2017-11-28
$694
Holiday cards
Costco
2017-12-26
$618
Staff gifts
Minuteman Press
2017-11-02
$570
Printing
Rowan Oak Consulting LLC
2017-12-05
$541
Petition collection expenses
Michael Hon
2017-11-20
$450
Translation services
Hensley & Co.
2017-12-05
$427
Postage and mail housing
Thomas A. Nowak Photography
2017-12-28
$300
Outreach event photography
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2017-11-08
$280
Electronic filing
Corner Bakery
2017-10-05
$239
Property tax meeting
Tradition Chicago
2017-10-04
$206
Dining
Sommers & Fahrenbach
2017-12-05
$165
Printing
Walgreens
2017-12-08
$150
Gift cards for senior citizen holiday lunches
Act Blue
2017-11-01
$108
Credit card processing fees
Walgreens
2017-10-10
$100
Gift cards for senior citizen holiday lunches
Usps
2017-12-01
$49
Postage
Usps
2017-12-04
$49
Postage
Act Blue
2017-12-01
$21
Credit card processing fees
Act Blue
2017-12-04
$21
Credit card processing fees

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