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How did Elaine Nekritz spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Elaine Nekritz's election campaign committee, Citizens for Elaine Nekritz, spent $24,052 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Nekritz's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 52.4% of this total ($5,500) going to Nancy Kohn Consulting, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Nekritz's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$10,501
43.7%
Printing
$6,498
27%
Staff salaries
$3,000
12.5%
Sponsorships
$1,075
4.5%
Internet access
$786
3.3%
Subscriptions
$655
2.7%
Staff lodging
$638
2.7%
Newspaper advertising
$327
1.4%
Donations
$250
1%
Merchant banking fees
$82
0.3%
Annual meeting/dinner
$80
0.3%
Accounting fees
$77
0.3%
E-marketing
$58
0.2%
Cell phones
$22
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Minuteman Press
2016-03-06
$6,498
Printing
John Amdor
2016-03-06
$3,000
Staff salaries
Nancy Kohn Consulting, LLC
2016-01-07
$2,750
Consulting
Nancy Kohn Consulting, LLC
2016-02-14
$2,750
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2016-03-06
$1,667
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2016-01-27
$1,667
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2016-01-02
$1,667
Consulting
Comcast - Chicago
2016-01-08
$696
Internet access
President Abraham Lincoln Doubletree Hotel
2016-03-04
$638
Staff lodging
Ahead of our Time Publishing
2016-02-21
$500
Subscriptions
Palatine Historical Society
2016-03-06
$500
Sponsorships
Chicago Jewish News
2016-01-07
$327
Newspaper advertising
River Trails Park District
2016-02-27
$300
Sponsorships
Northbrook Chamber of Commerce
2016-03-13
$275
Sponsorships
Partners for Our Communities
2016-03-14
$250
Donations
The Journal & Topics
2016-02-07
$155
Subscriptions
ActBlue Illinois
2016-01-12
$82
Merchant banking fees
Northbrook Chamber of Commerce
2016-02-18
$80
Annual meeting/dinner
Verizon Wireless
2016-01-26
$58
E-marketing
ActBlue Illinois
2016-02-18
$39
Accounting fees
Verizon Wireless
2016-02-14
$35
Internet access
Verizon Wireless
2016-03-17
$35
Internet access
Verizon Wireless
2016-01-14
$22
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2016-02-07
$20
Internet access
ActBlue Illinois
2016-01-08
$19
Accounting fees

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