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How did Anna Valencia spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Anna Valencia's election campaign committee, Friends for Anna Valencia, spent $23,089 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Valencia's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 80% of this total ($10,000) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Valencia's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$12,500
54.1%
Event expenses
$8,618
37.3%
Credit card processing
$897
3.9%
Printing
$875
3.8%
Post office box
$198
0.9%

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
KJD Strategies
2017-11-01
$10,000
Consulting
Formento's
2017-12-06
$5,045
Event expenses
Pragati Strategy Group
2017-10-12
$2,500
Consulting
Luxbar
2017-12-01
$1,500
Event expenses
Formento's
2017-10-23
$1,073
Event expenses
Breaker Press
2017-10-31
$875
Printing
ActBlue
2017-12-29
$722
Credit card processing
Formento's
2017-10-18
$500
Event expenses
Luxbar
2017-12-01
$500
Event expenses
ActBlue
2017-11-06
$175
Credit card processing
United States Postal Service
2017-12-13
$134
Post office box
United States Postal Service
2017-10-16
$64
Post office box

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