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How did Fritz Kaegi spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Fritz Kaegi's election campaign committee, Friends for Fritz, spent $538,748 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Kaegi's committee spent the most on advertising in the quarter, with 94.8% of this total ($175,172) going to BOCA Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Kaegi's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising
$184,853
34.3%
Consulting
$95,252
17.7%
Canvass
$74,298
13.8%
Staff
$62,908
11.7%
Legal fees
$32,947
6.1%
Payroll taxes
$27,183
5.1%
Organizer
$9,227
1.7%
Refund of contribution
$5,555
1%
Credit card processing
$4,265
0.8%
Office rent
$3,824
0.7%
Legal services
$3,754
0.7%
Health insurance
$3,521
0.7%
Website expenses
$3,100
0.6%
Printing
$2,796
0.5%
Equipment
$2,448
0.5%
Office supplies
$2,263
0.4%
Space rental
$1,807
0.3%
Video production
$1,750
0.3%
Food for event
$1,629
0.3%
Database expenses
$1,320
0.3%
Insurance
$1,278
0.2%
Notary
$1,182
0.2%
Buttons
$1,055
0.2%
Signage
$1,055
0.2%
Research
$1,045
0.2%
Telephones
$1,032
0.2%
Transportation
$1,006
0.2%
Mileage reimbursement
$810
0.2%
Food
$731
0.1%
Supplies
$657
0.1%
Video production & advertising
$628
0.1%
Postage
$588
0.1%
Office equipment
$536
0.1%
Cable & internet
$370
< 0.1%
Food for staff
$273
< 0.1%
Transportation stipend
$262
< 0.1%
Payroll processing fees
$240
< 0.1%
Event expenses
$206
< 0.1%
Paid canvass
$195
< 0.1%
Payroll processing
$173
< 0.1%
Advertisment
$133
< 0.1%
Hot spot fees
$127
< 0.1%
Telephone expenses
$124
< 0.1%
Cable and internet
$120
< 0.1%
Telephone stipend
$110
< 0.1%
Consutling
$59
< 0.1%
Mileage expense
$34
< 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
BOCA Media Group
2017-11-30
$132,120
Advertising
BOCA Media Group
2017-12-21
$42,755
Advertising
Andrew Finko
2017-12-08
$15,000
Legal fees
Progressive Solutions
2017-11-06
$8,151
Consulting
DeRondal Bevly
2017-11-03
$7,912
Consulting
Ruby Rose Strategies
2017-12-08
$6,250
Consulting
Ben Andrews
2017-12-26
$5,555
Refund of contribution
Paychex
2017-10-16
$5,304
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2017-11-30
$5,122
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2017-11-15
$5,102
Payroll taxes
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship pc
2017-12-15
$5,000
Legal fees
Andrew Finko
2017-12-06
$5,000
Legal fees
Blue Sun Campaigns
2017-10-26
$4,900
Consulting
Blue Sun Campaigns
2017-11-29
$4,900
Consulting
BOCA Media Group
2017-10-13
$4,800
Consulting
Paychex
2017-10-31
$4,677
Payroll taxes
Cameron & Kane, LLC
2017-12-18
$4,122
Legal fees
Andrew Finko
2017-12-11
$3,825
Legal fees
Don Washington
2017-12-01
$3,700
Consulting
Don Washington
2017-12-26
$3,700
Consulting
Don Washington
2017-10-02
$3,500
Consulting
Don Washington
2017-11-01
$3,500
Consulting
Paychex
2017-12-15
$3,491
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2017-12-29
$3,484
Payroll taxes
Cameron & Kane, LLC
2017-11-08
$3,184
Legal services

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