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How did Nicole Johnson spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Non partisan Nicole Johnson's election campaign committee, Friends of Nicole J. Johnson, spent $16,660 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Johnson's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 44.4% of this total ($1,750) going to Defender in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Johnson's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$3,943
23.7%
Consulting
$3,750
22.5%
Staff salaries
$2,010
12.1%
Voter tapes
$1,600
9.6%
Printing
$1,017
6.1%
T-shirts
$794
4.8%
Legal fees
$750
4.5%
Subscriptions
$679
4.1%
Photography
$584
3.5%
Promotional items
$579
3.5%
Fund raising (food)
$250
1.5%
Hall rental for raising funds
$240
1.4%
Graphic design
$175
1.1%
Newspaper advertising
$151
0.9%
Office supplies
$135
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
Defender
2018-07-30
$1,750
Campaign work
NGP Van
2018-08-30
$1,600
Voter tapes
Blue Sky Strategy & Company, LLC
2018-07-18
$1,500
Consulting
Michael Simmons
2018-07-22
$1,500
Consulting
Bags In Bulk
2018-08-07
$796
Campaign work
One Hour Tees
2018-08-03
$794
T-shirts
Eddie Johnson
2018-08-31
$788
Campaign work
Andy Finko
2018-08-27
$750
Legal fees
David Miller
2018-09-12
$750
Consulting
Sheila Rowe
2018-07-31
$750
Staff salaries
Sheila Rowe
2018-08-13
$750
Staff salaries
Sheila Rowe
2018-09-12
$510
Staff salaries
Progress Printing
2018-09-21
$450
Printing
DemSign, A Scooter Promo LLC Company
2018-07-25
$290
Promotional items
DemSign, A Scooter Promo LLC Company
2018-09-04
$289
Promotional items
ef Design Group, Inc
2018-08-30
$275
Printing
Persona Ultra Lounge
2018-09-19
$250
Fund raising (food)
Euphora Knight
2018-08-20
$237
Photography
Office Depot/Office Max
2018-07-05
$218
Printing
CivicLab
2018-08-06
$200
Campaign work
Sam's Club
2018-08-10
$162
Campaign work
Melanie L. Brown Pnotography & Media Arts
2018-08-08
$160
Photography
Actblue
2018-09-30
$126
Subscriptions
Facebook
2018-08-20
$121
Newspaper advertising
Harris Park
2018-08-02
$120
Hall rental for raising funds

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