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How did Theresa Siaw spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Non partisan Theresa Siaw's election campaign committee, Friends of Theresa Siaw, spent $89,297 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Siaw's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 52.2% of this total ($8,750) going to KNI Communications in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Siaw's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$16,750
18.8%
Polling
$13,000
14.6%
Printing
$11,494
12.9%
Billboard expenses
$8,732
9.8%
Field work
$5,291
5.9%
Printing-walk cards
$4,505
5%
Rent
$3,800
4.3%
Event materials & campaign promotion
$3,650
4.1%
Legal fees
$3,500
3.9%
Digital media
$3,359
3.8%
Graphic design
$2,800
3.1%
Printing-t-shirts, buttons, signs, stickers
$2,500
2.8%
Printing-walk cards, flyers
$1,800
2%
Printing, promotional items
$1,750
2%
Printing-t-shirts
$1,550
1.7%
Mobile advertising
$1,350
1.5%
Voter data
$1,000
1.1%
Website work
$766
0.9%
Language translation services
$555
0.6%
Move in fee
$350
0.4%
Office rental application fee
$261
0.3%
Apparel-campaign workers
$221
0.3%
Tents
$160
0.2%
Petitions
$150
0.2%

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
Fako Research & Strategies Inc.
2018-07-16
$13,000
Polling
Lamar Media Corporation
2018-09-18
$8,732
Billboard expenses
Open Initiatives LTD
2018-07-19
$4,000
Consulting
Open Initiatives LTD
2018-08-14
$4,000
Consulting
Imagen Marketing Consultants
2018-07-10
$3,650
Event materials & campaign promotion
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-07-18
$3,575
Printing
KNI Communications
2018-07-05
$3,500
Consulting
Law offices of James P. Nally P.C
2018-08-07
$3,500
Legal fees
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-08-16
$2,500
Printing-t-shirts, buttons, signs, stickers
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-09-19
$2,500
Printing
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-08-14
$2,500
Printing
Data-Clear
2018-08-21
$2,442
Digital media
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-08-24
$2,405
Printing-walk cards
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-07-26
$2,100
Printing-walk cards
Yes Press
2018-07-30
$2,010
Printing
1016 California LLC
2018-09-10
$1,800
Rent
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-09-21
$1,800
Printing-walk cards, flyers
Bydand Creative
2018-09-21
$1,800
Graphic design
Forest Printing
2018-08-30
$1,750
Printing, promotional items
KNI Communications
2018-08-01
$1,750
Consulting
KNI Communications
2018-08-02
$1,750
Consulting
KNI Communications
2018-09-04
$1,750
Consulting
Marisol Cruz
2018-09-20
$1,661
Field work
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-09-05
$1,550
Printing-t-shirts
Jeremias Cruz
2018-08-08
$1,500
Field work

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