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How did Ram Villivalim spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Ram Villivalim's election campaign committee, Friends of Ram, spent $84,573 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Villivalim's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 35.8% of this total ($18,400) going to NC Consulting LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Villivalim's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$51,370
60.7%
Payroll
$10,761
12.7%
Refunded check
$5,600
6.6%
Campaign work
$4,659
5.5%
Election night event
$2,327
2.8%
Transportation
$1,714
2%
Campaign staff
$1,347
1.6%
Advertising
$1,227
1.5%
Volunteer appreciation meal
$1,116
1.3%
Rent
$900
1.1%
Actblue processing fee
$749
0.9%
Utilities
$749
0.9%
Campaign supplies
$449
0.5%
Meetings
$444
0.5%
Email services
$285
0.3%
Meals
$223
0.3%
Post office box
$182
0.2%
Phone bill and internet access
$167
0.2%
Phones
$83
0.1%
Wifi and phones
$83
0.1%
Fundraising service
$75
< 0.1%
Internet access
$40
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$15
< 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
The Sexton Group
2018-04-03
$11,167
Consulting
NC Consulting LLC
2018-04-11
$9,999
Consulting
Deliver Strategies, LLC
2018-05-03
$9,000
Consulting
NC Consulting LLC
2018-04-12
$8,401
Consulting
The Sexton Group
2018-05-14
$6,453
Consulting
Avrom Goldfeder
2018-06-12
$5,600
Refunded check
Paychex
2018-04-03
$3,620
Payroll
Paychex
2018-04-27
$3,620
Payroll
Deliver Strategies, LLC
2018-05-03
$3,349
Consulting
DP Strategies LLC
2018-04-30
$3,000
Consulting
90 Miles Cuban Cafe
2018-04-11
$2,327
Election night event
Olivia Paulhac
2018-04-18
$1,729
Campaign work
Paychex
2018-04-03
$1,610
Payroll
Paychex
2018-04-30
$1,442
Payroll
Olivia Paulhac
2018-05-30
$1,347
Campaign staff
Lou Malnatis
2018-04-06
$1,066
Volunteer appreciation meal
American Airlines
2018-06-25
$978
Transportation
Nura Zaki
2018-04-30
$708
Campaign work
Dominque Dorantez
2018-04-20
$480
Campaign work
Office Max / Office Depot
2018-04-02
$449
Campaign supplies
The Gale Street Inn
2018-04-02
$444
Meetings
Josh Harks
2018-04-04
$442
Campaign work
Anais Rosenblatt
2018-04-02
$432
Campaign work
Commonwealth Edison
2018-05-30
$419
Utilities
Hi India Live
2018-04-12
$400
Advertising

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