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How did Melissa Conyears-Ervin spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Melissa Conyears-Ervin's election campaign committee, Citizens for Conyears-Ervin, spent $6,548 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Conyears-Ervin's committee spent the most on promotional items in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,085) going to Discount Mugs in Miami. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Conyears-Ervin's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Promotional items
$3,085
47.1%
Printing
$1,084
16.6%
Gift gards - graduates
$915
14%
Fund raising (food)
$475
7.3%
Communications
$473
7.2%
Gift cards - seniors raffle
$250
3.8%
Meals
$176
2.7%
Food
$70
1.1%
Supplies
$20
0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Discount Mugs
2017-11-08
$3,085
Promotional items
Grace Printing
2017-10-20
$1,084
Printing
Jewel Food Store
2017-10-10
$915
Gift gards - graduates
Jewel Food Store
2017-12-18
$250
Gift cards - seniors raffle
Felicia Simmons
2017-11-15
$250
Fund raising (food)
Sprint Wireless
2017-10-11
$248
Communications
Miranda Cooper
2017-10-03
$225
Fund raising (food)
Pompei's on Taylor
2017-12-04
$176
Meals
Sprint Wireless
2017-11-10
$125
Communications
Sprint Wireless
2017-12-08
$100
Communications
Miranda Cooper
2017-10-30
$70
Food
Jewel Food Store
2017-11-03
$20
Supplies

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