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How did Daniel J Burke spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Daniel J Burke's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Dan Burke, spent $189,010 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Burke's committee spent the most on media buy: spanish tv in the quarter, with all those payments ($38,000) going to Buying Time, LLC in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burke's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media buy: spanish tv
$38,000
20.1%
Printing
$29,922
15.8%
Postage
$28,907
15.3%
Campaign related postage
$22,944
12.1%
Media buy - spanish tv
$20,000
10.6%
Printing services - campaign
$17,675
9.4%
Campaign signs
$7,480
4%
Walk cards
$3,935
2.1%
Staff salaries
$3,215
1.7%
Letter mailing & postage
$3,142
1.7%
Car lease payment
$2,175
1.2%
Signs
$1,375
0.7%
Field canvassing and election day activities
$1,200
0.6%
Campaign hats embroidery
$1,031
0.6%
Social media account set-up. paid on amex card.
$1,000
0.5%
Auto insurance payment
$782
0.4%
Website design
$750
0.4%
Newspaper advertising
$600
0.3%
Christmas gift
$500
0.3%
Meals. paid on amex card.
$458
0.2%
Annual membership fee
$450
0.2%
Meals (paid using amex card)
$444
0.2%
Monthly mobile phone bill
$393
0.2%
Office supplies
$392
0.2%
Advertising - social media. paid on amex card.
$347
0.2%
Cable tv service. paid on amex card.
$244
0.1%
Office equipment (paid on amex card)
$211
0.1%
Monthly mobile phone service
$197
0.1%
Monthly satellite tv service - constituent office
$184
0.1%
Gifts for students at hancock high school (paid using amex card)
$176
< 0.1%
Volunteers dinner
$174
< 0.1%
Meals (paid on amex card)
$162
< 0.1%
Gasoline (paid on amex card)
$132
< 0.1%
Gasoline (paid using amex card)
$118
< 0.1%
Cable tv service
$102
< 0.1%
Monthly satellite tv service
$94
< 0.1%
Gasoline. paid on amex card.
$87
< 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
Buying Time, LLC
2018-03-12
$38,000
Media buy: spanish tv
United States Postal Service
2018-01-30
$22,944
Campaign related postage
Buying Time, LLC
2018-03-15
$20,000
Media buy - spanish tv
Frye-Williamson Press, Inc.
2018-01-29
$17,675
Printing services - campaign
United States Postal Service
2018-02-14
$17,274
Postage
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-02-16
$13,425
Printing
US Postmaster
2018-03-09
$10,675
Postage
Frye-Williamson Press, Inc.
2018-03-07
$9,175
Printing
Stars & Stripes Silk Screening, Inc.
2018-03-05
$5,280
Campaign signs
Breaker Press
2018-02-28
$3,142
Letter mailing & postage
Breaker Press
2018-03-15
$2,990
Walk cards
Stars & Stripes Silk Screening, Inc.
2018-02-05
$2,750
Printing
Stars & Stripes Silk Screening, Inc.
2018-03-12
$2,200
Campaign signs
Millie Martinek
2018-03-19
$1,607
Staff salaries
Millie Martinek
2018-02-28
$1,607
Staff salaries
Breaker Press
2018-03-26
$1,590
Printing
Breaker Press
2018-02-14
$1,575
Printing
Stars & Stripes Silk Screening, Inc.
2018-03-26
$1,375
Signs
NuLife Consulting Group, Inc.
2018-03-27
$1,200
Field canvassing and election day activities
Stars & Stripes Silk Screening, Inc.
2018-02-12
$1,031
Campaign hats embroidery
Facebook, Inc.
2018-03-19
$1,000
Social media account set-up. paid on amex card.
Frye Willamson Press
2018-02-01
$987
Printing
US Postmaster
2018-02-08
$958
Postage
Breaker Press
2018-01-30
$945
Walk cards
State Farm Insurance
2018-01-30
$782
Auto insurance payment

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