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How did Robyn Gabel spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Robyn Gabel's election campaign committee, Friends of Robyn Gabel, spent $20,853 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Gabel's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 48.3% of this total ($6,000) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gabel's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$12,435
59.6%
Printing
$1,960
9.4%
Rent
$1,583
7.6%
Donations
$1,575
7.6%
Travel
$920
4.4%
Telephones
$625
3%
Accounting fees
$600
2.9%
Membership
$320
1.5%
Email marketing
$302
1.5%
Parking
$285
1.4%
Conference fee
$245
1.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2017-06-28
$6,000
Consulting
Breaker Press
2017-06-28
$1,960
Printing
Karen McCormick
2017-05-03
$1,000
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2017-04-05
$1,000
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2017-06-05
$1,000
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2017-04-21
$960
Consulting
Literature For All of Us
2017-04-21
$900
Donations
Christian Sorensen
2017-05-13
$735
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2017-06-12
$600
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2017-06-28
$600
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2017-04-05
$540
Consulting
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2017-04-01
$527
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2017-05-01
$527
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2017-06-01
$527
Rent
American Airlines
2017-06-07
$478
Travel
Women's Club of Evanston
2017-04-21
$320
Membership
Warady & Davis
2017-04-21
$300
Accounting fees
Warady & Davis
2017-06-28
$300
Accounting fees
Mcbctf
2017-05-03
$275
Donations
United Airlines
2017-06-09
$266
Travel
NCEL National Convention
2017-06-04
$245
Conference fee
Verizon
2017-05-13
$233
Telephones
Verizon
2017-06-12
$229
Telephones
Foster Care Alumni of IL
2017-04-07
$200
Donations
Health Connect One
2017-06-13
$200
Donations

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