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

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Democratic Fritz Kaegi's election campaign committee, Friends for Fritz, spent $1,563,828 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Kaegi's committee spent the most on media consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,032,906) going to BOCA Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Kaegi's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media consulting
$1,032,906
66.1%
Consulting
$170,016
10.9%
Payroll
$116,088
7.4%
Legal fees
$78,940
5.1%
Canvass and data entry expenses
$46,471
3%
Payroll taxes
$34,338
2.2%
Canvass/phone banking
$12,074
0.8%
Notary
$10,724
0.7%
Rent
$10,648
0.7%
Hubdialer minutes
$7,700
0.5%
Office supplies
$7,471
0.5%
Processing fees
$6,434
0.4%
Healthcare insurance
$3,835
0.3%
Robo calls
$3,814
0.2%
Transportation
$3,517
0.2%
Phone services
$2,705
0.2%
Canvass/phone bank
$2,467
0.2%
Equipment
$2,382
0.2%
Event space rental
$1,877
0.1%
Food & drink
$1,528
0.1%
Food and drink
$1,218
< 0.1%
Software
$1,200
< 0.1%
Software services
$825
< 0.1%
Canvass & data entry
$600
< 0.1%
Payroll processing fees
$545
< 0.1%
Bank service charge
$545
< 0.1%
Meals
$519
< 0.1%
Advertising
$469
< 0.1%
Database software
$464
< 0.1%
Cable & internet services
$390
< 0.1%
Banking supplies
$345
< 0.1%
Travel stipend
$250
< 0.1%
Shipping costs
$180
< 0.1%
Phone bank expenses
$146
< 0.1%
Canvass/ data entry
$112
< 0.1%
Overdraft paid fee
$36
< 0.1%
Witness fees
$20
< 0.1%
Online credit card processing fees
$15
< 0.1%

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
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-20
$198,000
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-03-06
$198,000
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-07
$192,000
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-01-18
$68,677
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-07
$62,500
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-01-08
$62,448
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-01-23
$59,889
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-03-19
$42,165
Media consulting
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship pc
2018-02-13
$40,660
Legal fees
BOCA Media Group
2018-03-06
$36,998
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-20
$27,500
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-07
$27,500
Media consulting
Andrew Finko P.C.
2018-02-23
$24,038
Legal fees
JKV Strategies
2018-01-05
$22,000
Consulting
Hanrahan Investigations Group
2018-02-09
$15,863
Consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-03-22
$15,000
Media consulting
Blue Sun Campaigns
2018-01-09
$14,400
Consulting
Blue Sun Campaigns
2018-01-30
$14,400
Consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-07
$12,700
Media consulting
Blue Sun Campaigns
2018-03-20
$10,900
Consulting
Paychex
2018-03-16
$10,111
Payroll
Paychex
2018-02-27
$10,111
Payroll
270 Strategies
2018-01-22
$10,000
Consulting
270 Strategies
2018-02-05
$10,000
Consulting
Paychex
2018-02-15
$9,977
Payroll

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