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How did Nicholas Smith spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Nicholas Smith's election campaign committee, Friends of Nicholas Smith, spent $5,494 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Smith's committee spent the most on fund raising entertainment in the quarter, with 53.7% of this total ($475) going to Marqueal Jordan in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising entertainment
$885
16.1%
Lodging - candidate conference
$833
15.2%
Website expenses
$800
14.6%
Air fare - candidate conference
$679
12.4%
State legislatures national conference
$625
11.4%
Accounting fees
$500
9.1%
Hall rental for raising funds
$450
8.2%
Office work
$300
5.5%
Gasoline
$259
4.7%
Donations
$162
3%

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
Luxe City Center Hotel
2018-08-30
$833
Lodging - candidate conference
Michael Harris
2018-07-02
$750
Website expenses
Southwest Airlines
2018-07-18
$679
Air fare - candidate conference
National Conference of State Legislature
2018-07-18
$625
State legislatures national conference
Tracy Murray
2018-09-21
$500
Accounting fees
Marqueal Jordan
2018-08-14
$475
Fund raising entertainment
South Shore Yacht Club
2018-08-15
$450
Hall rental for raising funds
Mark Stevenson
2018-07-26
$260
Fund raising entertainment
The Rose Foundation
2018-08-09
$162
Donations
South Shore Yacht Club
2018-08-22
$100
Fund raising entertainment
Kevin Stinson
2018-07-17
$100
Office work
Kevin Stinson
2018-09-10
$100
Office work
Kevin Stinson
2018-08-03
$100
Office work
Ridgeway One Gas Station
2018-07-12
$64
Gasoline
Ridgeway One Gas Station
2018-08-21
$55
Gasoline
Ridgeway One Gas Station
2018-08-30
$51
Gasoline
Ridgeway One Gas Station
2018-08-10
$50
Gasoline
Michael Harris
2018-07-25
$50
Website expenses
Mark Stevenson
2018-08-22
$50
Fund raising entertainment
Ridgeway One Gas Station
2018-09-07
$38
Gasoline

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