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How did Lucas Fuksa spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Non partisan Lucas Fuksa's election campaign committee, Friends for Lucas Fuksa, spent $28,759 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Fuksa's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,500) going to VR Park Ridge LLC in Highland Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fuksa's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$8,500
29.6%
Mailing
$4,450
15.5%
Consulting
$3,605
12.5%
Campaign staff
$3,056
10.6%
Signs
$2,410
8.4%
Campaign work
$2,195
7.6%
Photography
$1,645
5.7%
Newspaper advertising
$774
2.7%
Phones
$464
1.6%
Fund raising
$370
1.3%
Printing
$285
1%
Office supplies
$211
0.7%
Intern work
$185
0.6%
Supplies
$168
0.6%
Internet bill
$143
0.5%
Power bill
$111
0.4%
Food
$107
0.4%
Telephones
$78
0.3%

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
American Strategies LLC
2017-03-31
$4,450
Mailing
VR Park Ridge LLC
2017-01-03
$3,400
Rent
American Strategies LLC
2017-03-06
$2,400
Consulting
American Strategies LLC
2017-01-05
$2,000
Campaign work
VR Park Ridge LLC
2017-03-02
$1,700
Rent
VR Park Ridge LLC
2017-03-05
$1,700
Rent
VR Park Ridge LLC
2017-02-06
$1,700
Rent
road 28 productions
2017-02-13
$1,645
Photography
Alexander Murglin
2017-02-20
$1,626
Campaign staff
Alexander Murglin
2017-03-24
$1,430
Campaign staff
American Strategies LLC
2017-02-13
$1,205
Consulting
awsomecampaigns.com inc
2017-02-13
$1,205
Signs
awsomecampaigns.com inc
2017-03-15
$1,205
Signs
Journal and Topics Newspaper
2017-03-01
$774
Newspaper advertising
Comcast
2017-02-23
$464
Phones
Copernicus Center
2017-03-05
$370
Fund raising
Waldek Kowal
2017-03-23
$285
Printing
Home Depot
2017-01-04
$211
Office supplies
Amazon
2017-01-06
$168
Supplies
Comcast
2017-03-14
$143
Internet bill
Copernicus Center
2017-02-27
$107
Food
Daniel Achtel
2017-02-07
$100
Campaign work
Thomas Kosack
2017-03-25
$100
Intern work
Daniel Achtel
2017-02-27
$95
Campaign work
Thomas Kosack
2017-03-18
$85
Intern work

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