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How did Donald E Stephens spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Republican Donald E Stephens's election campaign committee, Rosemont Voters League, spent $145,925 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Stephens's committee spent the most on dinner dance dinner in the quarter, with all those payments ($87,166) going to Aramark@DESCC in Rosemont. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stephens's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Dinner dance dinner
$87,166
59.7%
Picnic food
$14,138
9.7%
Dinner dance ad books
$7,103
4.9%
Picnic entertainment
$5,985
4.1%
Dinner dance parking
$5,550
3.8%
Contibution
$5,000
3.4%
Election door hangers, palm cards
$4,649
3.2%
Dinner dance band
$4,150
2.8%
Dinner dance floral arrangements
$4,000
2.7%
Voters league picnic
$1,950
1.3%
Tickets for membership outing
$1,806
1.2%
Dinner dance photos
$975
0.7%
Fee for processing credit card contribution
$786
0.5%
Picnic bingo
$600
0.4%
Flowers
$417
0.3%
Preparation of 1096 & 1099 - 2017
$350
0.2%
Election day lunch
$303
0.2%
Bus service for dogs outing
$300
0.2%
Election day donuts
$178
0.1%
Replacement of lost check #1281
$138
< 0.1%
Lease payments
$138
< 0.1%
Refreshments - may 2018 meeting
$80
< 0.1%
Refreshments-april 2018 meeting
$80
< 0.1%
Refreshments-march 2018 meeting
$80
< 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
Aramark@DESCC
2018-04-03
$87,166
Dinner dance dinner
Tasty Catering
2018-06-28
$14,138
Picnic food
Jonland Type & Design
2018-04-30
$7,103
Dinner dance ad books
Clowning Around Entertainment
2018-06-28
$5,985
Picnic entertainment
DES Convention Center Valet Parking
2018-04-11
$5,550
Dinner dance parking
Facial Pain Research Foundation
2018-04-06
$5,000
Contibution
Cabildo Consulting
2018-04-03
$4,649
Election door hangers, palm cards
Music by Joe Lill
2018-04-03
$4,150
Dinner dance band
Kehoe Designs dba Floral Exhibits Ltd
2018-05-09
$4,000
Dinner dance floral arrangements
Monastero Entertainment
2018-06-28
$1,950
Voters league picnic
Chicago Dogs Baseball
2018-06-25
$1,806
Tickets for membership outing
Richard Day Photography
2018-04-10
$975
Dinner dance photos
Rosemont School Benefit Club
2018-06-28
$600
Picnic bingo
Payroc Gateway
2018-04-06
$554
Fee for processing credit card contribution
Clifton Larson Allen
2018-04-03
$350
Preparation of 1096 & 1099 - 2017
Park Tavern
2018-04-03
$303
Election day lunch
Signature Transportation Group
2018-06-25
$300
Bus service for dogs outing
Payroc Gateway
2018-05-08
$214
Fee for processing credit card contribution
Dunkin Donuts
2018-04-03
$178
Election day donuts
U S Postal Service
2018-05-09
$138
Replacement of lost check #1281
U S Postal Service
2018-04-06
$138
Lease payments
Quastoff's Florist
2018-06-28
$121
Flowers
Quastoff's Florist
2018-04-30
$121
Flowers
Quastoff's Florist
2018-04-03
$121
Flowers
Rosemont Catering by Aramark
2018-06-28
$80
Refreshments - may 2018 meeting

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