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

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Democratic Ram Villivalim's election campaign committee, Friends of Ram, spent $18,878 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Villivalim's committee spent the most on principal payment, granato in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,600) going to Elizabeth Granato in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Villivalim's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Principal payment, granato
$5,600
29.7%
Principal payment, villivalam
$5,600
29.7%
Intern stipend
$1,315
7%
Utilities
$1,194
6.3%
Consulting
$1,122
5.9%
Contributions
$719
3.8%
T-shirts
$700
3.7%
Rent
$600
3.2%
Car repair for staffer due to work related accident
$407
2.2%
Campaign work
$337
1.8%
Parade banner
$280
1.5%
Email services
$255
1.4%
Social media software
$228
1.2%
Advertisement
$202
1.1%
Office supplies
$162
0.9%
Fundraising expenses
$154
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
Elizabeth Granato
2018-08-09
$5,600
Principal payment, granato
Ram Villivalam
2018-08-09
$5,600
Principal payment, villivalam
Silversmith Strategies
2018-07-04
$1,122
Consulting
Minuteman Press
2018-07-03
$700
T-shirts
Center for Popular Democracy
2018-07-16
$519
Contributions
Safelite AutoGlass
2018-08-09
$407
Car repair for staffer due to work related accident
Chris Lempa
2018-07-10
$337
Campaign work
Emma Shibilski
2018-07-12
$315
Intern stipend
Barone Realty
2018-07-13
$300
Rent
Barone Realty
2018-09-27
$300
Rent
Minuteman Press
2018-07-27
$280
Parade banner
ComEd
2018-09-10
$268
Utilities
ComEd
2018-08-10
$255
Utilities
Monica Kinsey
2018-08-14
$250
Intern stipend
Monica Kinsey
2018-07-12
$250
Intern stipend
Grace Steger
2018-07-19
$250
Intern stipend
Arij Virani
2018-07-19
$250
Intern stipend
Hootsuite
2018-08-20
$228
Social media software
Chicago Jewish News
2018-09-20
$202
Advertisement
Parag Parikh
2018-07-30
$200
Contributions
Office Max / Office Depot
2018-08-17
$162
Office supplies
Joong Boo Market
2018-08-09
$154
Fundraising expenses
ComEd
2018-07-10
$141
Utilities
Mailchimp
2018-07-09
$85
Email services
Mailchimp
2018-08-09
$85
Email services

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