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How did Iris Martinez spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Iris Martinez's election campaign committee, Friends of Iris Y Martinez, spent $50,326 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Martinez's committee spent the most on contributions in the quarter, with all those payments ($15,000) going to Illinois Senate Democratic Victory Fund in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Martinez's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contributions
$15,000
29.8%
Donation for festival
$5,000
9.9%
Back to school supplies for annual back to school event
$4,064
8.1%
Printing
$2,210
4.4%
Rent for june
$2,030
4%
Rent for july
$2,030
4%
Rent for may
$2,030
4%
Office supplies
$1,508
3%
Rent for july-sept
$1,425
2.8%
Rent for april-june
$1,425
2.8%
Phones
$1,208
2.4%
Phone system
$1,091
2.2%
Rent for friends office july-sept
$1,020
2%
Storage
$1,020
2%
Sponsorship for annual fundraiser
$1,000
2%
Sponsorship for 6/6 event
$1,000
2%
Air fare - candidate
$877
1.7%
Ad books
$625
1.2%
Energy conference for candidate
$600
1.2%
Cell phones
$595
1.2%
Mailing
$551
1.1%
Meals/meeting with business leaders
$458
0.9%
Ticket purchases
$363
0.7%
Computer software
$315
0.6%
Office equipment
$294
0.6%
Event sponsor
$265
0.5%
Electronic recycling event
$250
0.5%
Campaign contacts
$230
0.5%
Flowers
$225
0.5%
Supplies for community event
$214
0.4%
Donations
$210
0.4%
Meals/meeting with community leaders
$164
0.3%
Sponsorships
$152
0.3%
Internet access for campaign office
$151
0.3%
Coffee and office supplies
$132
0.3%
Campaign phones
$123
0.2%
Internet access
$80
0.2%
Computer services
$78
0.2%
Service charge airfare candidate
$70
0.1%
Meals
$62
0.1%
Internet expenses
$40
< 0.1%
Air fare - candidate upgrade
$35
< 0.1%
Meals/meeting with community members
$32
< 0.1%
Storage balance owed from previous statement
$32
< 0.1%
Meals/meeting with volunteers
$30
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Illinois Senate Democratic Victory Fund
2018-05-07
$15,000
Contributions
Puerto Rican Parade Committee
2018-06-13
$5,000
Donation for festival
Bagsinbulk
2018-06-25
$4,064
Back to school supplies for annual back to school event
Chi-Town Printing Inc.
2018-04-02
$2,210
Printing
Ampol Development Co., Inc.
2018-06-15
$2,030
Rent for june
Ampol Development Co., Inc.
2018-06-27
$2,030
Rent for july
Ampol Development Co., Inc.
2018-05-07
$2,030
Rent for may
Morrison Properties LLC
2018-06-27
$1,425
Rent for july-sept
Morrison Properties LLC
2018-05-08
$1,425
Rent for april-june
Integrated Solutions of Chicago
2018-06-28
$1,091
Phone system
Ampol Development Co., Inc.
2018-06-15
$1,020
Rent for friends office july-sept
St. Pauls House
2018-04-27
$1,000
Sponsorship for annual fundraiser
United for Delia
2018-06-04
$1,000
Sponsorship for 6/6 event
Micro Center
2018-05-29
$841
Office supplies
NALEO Educational Fund
2018-05-26
$600
Energy conference for candidate
American Airlines
2018-06-12
$520
Air fare - candidate
AT&T Bill Payment
2018-06-15
$412
Phones
AT&T Bill Payment
2018-04-17
$404
Phones
AT&T Bill Payment
2018-05-15
$390
Phones
Puerto Rican Cultural Center
2018-06-06
$375
Ad books
American Airlines
2018-05-22
$357
Air fare - candidate
Amazon
2018-05-26
$294
Office equipment
Logansquarist
2018-04-04
$265
Event sponsor
The Lock Up Storage Centers
2018-04-10
$263
Storage
The Lock Up Storage Centers
2018-06-19
$263
Storage

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