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How did Brian Miller spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Non partisan Brian Miller's election campaign committee, Friends of Brian Miller, spent $34,904 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Miller's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,358) going to Andy Bookman in Buffalo Grove. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Miller's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$9,358
26.8%
Polling
$7,500
21.5%
Printing of mailer
$5,896
16.9%
Design and printing of mailers
$5,850
16.8%
Graphic design
$2,614
7.5%
Fundraising consulting
$1,000
2.9%
Deisgn of mailer
$770
2.2%
Yard signs
$717
2.1%
Photography
$600
1.7%
Credit card processing fees
$307
0.9%
Photography direction
$200
0.6%
Fund raising (food)
$90
0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Connection Strategies
2017-01-17
$7,500
Polling
BOCA Media Group
2017-02-08
$5,896
Printing of mailer
BOCA Media Group
2017-02-22
$5,850
Design and printing of mailers
Andy Bookman
2017-03-20
$3,600
Staff salaries
Andy Bookman
2017-02-06
$3,500
Staff salaries
Andy Bookman
2017-01-05
$2,258
Staff salaries
BOCA Media Group
2017-03-06
$1,614
Graphic design
Blueprint Consulting
2017-01-09
$1,000
Fundraising consulting
BOCA Media Group
2017-02-05
$1,000
Graphic design
BOCA Media Group
2017-02-17
$770
Deisgn of mailer
Awesome Campaigns
2017-02-05
$717
Yard signs
Zuno Photographic & Video
2017-01-12
$600
Photography
Paypal
2017-01-06
$307
Credit card processing fees
BOCA Media Group
2017-01-22
$200
Photography direction
Blueprint Consulting
2017-02-06
$90
Fund raising (food)

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