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How did Pat Quinn spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Pat Quinn's election campaign committee, Taxpayers for Quinn, spent $7,345 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Quinn's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,000) going to Cheryl Byers in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Quinn's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$4,000
54.5%
Office rent
$2,400
32.7%
Ticket purchases
$359
4.9%
Transportation
$330
4.5%
Bank charges
$220
3%
Postage
$35
0.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cheryl Byers
2018-08-09
$2,000
Staff salaries
Cheryl Byers
2018-07-10
$2,000
Staff salaries
Meagher and Geer
2018-07-03
$1,200
Office rent
Meagher and Geer
2018-08-06
$1,200
Office rent
See Tickets
2018-08-01
$179
Ticket purchases
US Post Office
2018-08-01
$179
Ticket purchases
Metra Vending
2018-07-01
$128
Transportation
Metra Vending
2018-08-01
$128
Transportation
US Bank
2018-08-14
$73
Bank charges
US Bank
2018-09-17
$73
Bank charges
US Bank
2018-07-16
$73
Bank charges
Metra Vending
2018-08-01
$64
Transportation
US Post Office
2018-07-01
$13
Postage
US Post Office
2018-08-01
$9
Transportation
US Post Office
2018-07-01
$6
Postage
US Post Office
2018-08-01
$6
Postage
US Post Office
2018-08-01
$5
Postage
US Post Office
2018-08-01
$3
Postage

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