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How did Roderick T Sawyer spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Roderick T Sawyer's election campaign committee, Friends of Roderick T Sawyer, spent $62,598 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Sawyer's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($18,310) going to The Montgomery Club in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sawyer's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$18,310
29.3%
Payroll
$8,130
13%
Media relations
$5,000
8%
Computer purchases
$3,770
6%
Food
$3,082
4.9%
Rent
$3,000
4.8%
Consulting
$3,000
4.8%
T-shirts
$2,750
4.4%
Utilities
$2,367
3.8%
Computer software
$1,650
2.6%
Taxes - federal and state
$1,538
2.5%
Fundraiser - tickets
$1,400
2.2%
Cell phones
$1,071
1.7%
Sponsorships
$1,000
1.6%
Processing fees
$965
1.5%
Fund raising entertainment
$926
1.5%
Taxes - federal
$782
1.3%
Payroll services
$572
0.9%
Ad books
$500
0.8%
Golf outings
$500
0.8%
Office maintenance
$496
0.8%
Van rental
$300
0.5%
Community relations
$280
0.5%
Phone services
$258
0.4%
Printing
$250
0.4%
Donations
$250
0.4%
Advertising
$239
0.4%
Taxes - federal and taxes
$206
0.3%

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
The Montgomery Club
2018-04-13
$18,310
Fund raising (food)
Jkcs
2018-05-01
$5,000
Media relations
Best Buy
2018-05-31
$3,770
Computer purchases
Candace Briggs
2018-06-14
$3,413
Payroll
Robert Ross
2018-05-25
$2,750
T-shirts
Progressive Solutions
2018-05-01
$1,500
Consulting
Progressive Solutions
2018-06-01
$1,500
Consulting
Salvation Army
2018-04-23
$1,400
Fundraiser - tickets
Eastlake Management Group
2018-04-02
$1,000
Rent
Eastlake Management Group
2018-05-01
$1,000
Rent
Eastlake Management Group
2018-06-01
$1,000
Rent
St. Ignatius College Prep
2018-04-16
$1,000
Sponsorships
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-04-30
$943
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-05-24
$943
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-04-13
$943
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-05-15
$943
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-06-14
$943
Payroll
Boolumaster, Inc (Eric Wills)
2018-04-16
$926
Fund raising entertainment
Hot of the Racks Catering, Inc.
2018-06-12
$910
Food
Candace Briggs
2018-06-15
$711
Taxes - federal and state
NGP VAN, Inc (RoboCall)
2018-04-05
$675
Computer software
NGP VAN, Inc (RoboCall)
2018-06-05
$675
Computer software
ACTBLUE Illinois
2018-04-26
$655
Processing fees
Hot of the Racks Catering, Inc.
2018-04-20
$535
Food
Chicago City Council Women's Caucus
2018-05-01
$500
Ad books

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