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How did Scott Waguespack spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Non partisan Scott Waguespack's election campaign committee, Citizens for Waguespack, spent $45,725 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Waguespack's committee spent the most on research in the quarter, with all those payments ($27,500) going to Normington Petts & Associates in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Waguespack's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Research
$27,500
60.1%
Consulting
$5,000
10.9%
Donations
$3,200
7%
Mailing
$2,905
6.4%
Printing
$2,500
5.5%
Food
$1,566
3.4%
Staff bonus
$1,000
2.2%
Insurance
$468
1%
Email services
$334
0.7%
Newspaper advertising
$294
0.6%
Membership dues
$250
0.6%
Supplies
$203
0.4%
Gasoline
$178
0.4%
Office supplies
$174
0.4%
Website expenses
$150
0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Normington Petts & Associates
2018-03-15
$27,500
Research
Caldwell Letter Service
2018-03-05
$2,905
Mailing
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2018-01-25
$2,500
Consulting
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2018-03-12
$2,500
Consulting
Sommer & Fahrenbach, Inc.
2018-03-13
$1,545
Printing
Honey Baked Ham & Cafe
2018-03-22
$1,419
Food
Sommer & Fahrenbach, Inc.
2018-01-23
$955
Printing
Friends of Burr School
2018-02-26
$500
Donations
Friends of Jahn
2018-03-05
$500
Donations
GROWCommunity
2018-03-12
$500
Donations
Hamlin Park Baseball Association Sponsorship
2018-03-02
$500
Donations
Prescott Elementary School
2018-03-02
$500
Donations
Purple Asparagus
2018-02-27
$500
Donations
Mary Slivon
2018-01-16
$500
Staff bonus
Mary Slivon
2018-02-14
$500
Staff bonus
American Standard Insurance Company
2018-03-19
$468
Insurance
Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce
2018-02-26
$250
Membership dues
F.e.e.d
2018-03-27
$200
Donations
J2 Associates, Inc./Lakeview Newspaper
2018-01-04
$196
Newspaper advertising
Costco Wholesale
2018-03-20
$146
Food
Menard's
2018-01-02
$122
Supplies
Constant Contact, Inc.
2018-01-16
$111
Email services
Constant Contact, Inc.
2018-02-14
$111
Email services
Constant Contact, Inc.
2018-03-14
$111
Email services
J2 Associates, Inc./Lakeview Newspaper
2018-03-15
$98
Newspaper advertising

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