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How did Curtis J Tarver II spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Curtis J Tarver II's election campaign committee, Friends of Curtis Tarver ll, spent $113,440 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Tarver's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with 99.2% of this total ($19,503) going to Fuse in Berkeley. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Tarver's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$19,662
17.3%
Printing - direct mail
$13,114
11.6%
Campaign work
$13,061
11.5%
Consulting
$9,900
8.7%
Paid id calls
$9,050
8%
Lawn signs and printing
$7,565
6.7%
Digital advertising
$7,000
6.2%
Legal fees
$6,000
5.3%
Fundraising software
$3,677
3.2%
Brochures
$3,364
3%
Rent
$3,000
2.6%
Research
$2,550
2.3%
Graphic design
$1,925
1.7%
Palm cards
$1,645
1.5%
Credit card fees
$1,631
1.4%
Setup fee
$1,500
1.3%
Event - food and beverage
$1,236
1.1%
Printing - palm cards and door hangers
$1,125
1%
Lawn signs
$881
0.8%
Photography
$705
0.6%
Printing
$694
0.6%
Reimbursements
$673
0.6%
Event - food
$500
0.4%
Web development
$450
0.4%
Printing - stickers
$445
0.4%
Magazine advertising
$375
0.3%
Mailing
$353
0.3%
Insurance
$351
0.3%
Office supplies
$254
0.2%
Food
$211
0.2%
Meals
$205
0.2%
Email services
$175
0.2%
Supplies
$156
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
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2018-01-08
$7,565
Lawn signs and printing
Fuse
2018-03-20
$7,124
Printing - direct mail
Winning Connections
2018-03-27
$6,600
Paid id calls
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship, P.C.
2018-03-30
$6,000
Legal fees
Saguaro Strategies LLC
2018-03-01
$5,000
Digital advertising
Hampton Moore LLC
2018-01-02
$4,500
Consulting
Fuse
2018-03-13
$3,438
Postage
GoldBouchard Communications
2018-01-05
$3,364
Brochures
Fuse
2018-03-20
$3,267
Printing - direct mail
1525 Hp Llc
2018-01-18
$3,000
Rent
Fuse
2018-03-20
$2,722
Printing - direct mail
Fuse
2018-02-18
$2,564
Postage
NIS Consulting Group
2018-01-02
$2,550
Research
Fuse
2018-02-19
$2,544
Postage
The Sexton Group
2018-03-15
$2,450
Paid id calls
Fuse
2018-02-28
$2,391
Postage
Fuse
2018-03-08
$2,391
Postage
Fuse
2018-03-06
$2,391
Postage
For The Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-03-19
$2,000
Consulting
For The Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-01-17
$2,000
Consulting
Bernie Williams
2018-03-02
$2,000
Campaign work
Bernie Williams
2018-02-01
$2,000
Campaign work
Tony Navarro
2018-03-20
$1,875
Campaign work
RevUp
2018-02-03
$1,677
Fundraising software
RevUp
2018-02-03
$1,500
Setup fee

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