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How did Michael John Malatesta spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Michael John Malatesta's election campaign committee, Citizens for Michael John Malatesta, spent $22,774 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Malatesta's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($13,104) going to Government Solutions in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Malatesta's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$13,104
57.5%
Printing
$4,995
21.9%
Signs
$3,040
13.4%
Fund raising (food)
$785
3.5%
Website expenses
$450
2%
Campaign work
$250
1.1%
Brochures
$150
0.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Government Solutions
2016-03-09
$13,104
Mailing
Government Solutions
2016-03-02
$4,995
Printing
Government Solutions
2016-01-22
$1,020
Signs
Government Solutions
2016-02-19
$1,020
Signs
Government Solutions
2016-02-03
$1,000
Signs
Edison Park Inn
2016-02-16
$785
Fund raising (food)
Soar Advertising
2016-01-25
$450
Website expenses
Hallie Leach
2016-03-14
$250
Campaign work
Government Solutions
2016-02-29
$150
Brochures

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