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How did Debra Silverstein spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Debra Silverstein's election campaign committee, Friends for Debra Silverstein, spent $4,696 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Silverstein's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,093) going to Great Chicago Food & Beverage in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Silverstein's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$1,093
23.3%
Printing
$1,002
21.3%
Telephones
$846
18%
Utilities
$733
15.6%
Promotional items
$490
10.4%
Mailing
$225
4.8%
Postage
$200
4.3%
Internet access
$104
2.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Great Chicago Food & Beverage
2018-07-08
$1,093
Fund raising (food)
A&B Printing
2018-07-08
$637
Printing
At&t
2018-07-02
$463
Telephones
At&t
2018-08-06
$383
Telephones
Chi-Town Printing Inc.
2018-09-06
$365
Printing
Amazon
2018-09-01
$319
Promotional items
Commonwealth Edison
2018-08-05
$202
Utilities
US Postal Service
2018-07-01
$200
Postage
Commonwealth Edison
2018-08-30
$185
Utilities
Commonwealth Edison
2018-07-02
$184
Utilities
Windy City Novelties
2018-08-30
$170
Promotional items
Mailchimp
2018-08-01
$75
Mailing
Mailchimp
2018-08-31
$75
Mailing
Mailchimp
2018-09-30
$75
Mailing
Peoples Gas
2018-07-03
$54
Utilities
Peoples Gas
2018-08-06
$53
Utilities
Peoples Gas
2018-08-30
$52
Utilities
At&t
2018-07-02
$44
Internet access
At&t
2018-08-06
$30
Internet access
At&t
2018-08-30
$30
Internet access

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