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How did Michael Cabonargi spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Michael Cabonargi's election campaign committee, Friends of Cabonargi, spent $12,108 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cabonargi's committee spent the most on fundraising consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,250) going to Blueprint Campaign Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabonargi's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising consulting
$5,250
43.4%
Website expenses
$2,400
19.8%
Event sponsorship
$1,500
12.4%
Staff party
$933
7.7%
Dining
$529
4.4%
Advertising
$500
4.1%
Sympathy flowers
$298
2.5%
Electronic filing
$240
2%
Campaign shirts
$206
1.7%
Event ticket
$150
1.2%
Ad books
$100
0.8%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Digital Turf
2018-07-03
$2,400
Website expenses
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-07-02
$1,750
Fundraising consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-08-01
$1,750
Fundraising consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-09-04
$1,750
Fundraising consulting
Justinian Society of Lawyers
2018-09-24
$1,500
Event sponsorship
Highline Bar + Lounge
2018-07-02
$933
Staff party
Polvision
2018-08-01
$300
Advertising
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2018-07-24
$240
Electronic filing
Halo Branded Solutions
2018-09-20
$206
Campaign shirts
Polvision
2018-08-01
$200
Advertising
Justinian Society of Lawyers
2018-09-24
$150
Event ticket
FTD.com
2018-07-06
$149
Sympathy flowers
FTD.com
2018-07-09
$149
Sympathy flowers
Randolph Tavern
2018-08-29
$103
Dining
Justinian Society of Lawyers
2018-09-17
$100
Ad books
Randolph Tavern
2018-08-14
$54
Dining
Randolph Tavern
2018-08-07
$45
Dining
Randolph Tavern
2018-07-26
$44
Dining
Corner Bakery
2018-08-24
$42
Dining
Randolph Tavern
2018-09-24
$38
Dining
Randolph Tavern
2018-09-26
$38
Dining
Randolph Tavern
2018-09-19
$28
Dining
Corner Bakery
2018-07-16
$26
Dining
Corner Bakery
2018-09-24
$26
Dining
Corner Bakery
2018-07-06
$19
Dining

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