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

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Democratic Robyn Gabel's election campaign committee, Friends of Robyn Gabel, spent $17,677 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Gabel's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with 81.7% of this total ($7,060) going to 820 Davis LLC in Evanston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gabel's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$8,643
48.9%
Consulting
$1,672
9.5%
Contributions
$1,147
6.5%
Fund raising (food)
$1,085
6.1%
Contractual expenses
$1,000
5.7%
Candidate lodging
$758
4.3%
Membership
$575
3.3%
Telephones
$529
3%
Accounting
$320
1.8%
Email marketing
$302
1.7%
Accounting services
$300
1.7%
Parking
$285
1.6%
Bank charges
$266
1.5%
Travel
$240
1.4%
Fund raising entertainment
$200
1.1%
Office supplies
$185
1.1%
Transportation
$165
0.9%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
820 Davis LLC
2017-07-01
$1,765
Rent
820 Davis LLC
2017-08-01
$1,765
Rent
820 Davis LLC
2017-08-28
$1,765
Rent
820 Davis LLC
2017-09-26
$1,765
Rent
Pastoral
2017-07-11
$1,085
Fund raising (food)
Karen McCormick
2017-07-01
$1,000
Contractual expenses
Christian Sorensen
2017-09-07
$716
Consulting
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2017-07-01
$527
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2017-08-01
$527
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2017-09-01
$527
Rent
Hotel Admiral
2017-09-24
$469
Candidate lodging
Christian Sorensen
2017-07-31
$450
Consulting
Ywca
2017-09-20
$350
Contributions
Intuit Quickbooks
2017-08-18
$320
Accounting
Warady & Davis
2017-08-16
$300
Accounting services
Marriott
2017-07-11
$288
Candidate lodging
Christian Sorensen
2017-07-20
$285
Consulting
Winnetka-Northfield Chamber of Commerce
2017-09-19
$285
Membership
ActBlue
2017-09-30
$266
Bank charges
Evanston Chamber of Commerce
2017-09-19
$250
Membership
Porter Airlines
2017-09-23
$240
Travel
Christian Sorensen
2017-08-16
$221
Consulting
Mike Allemana
2017-07-10
$200
Fund raising entertainment
Evanston Community Foundation
2017-09-19
$200
Contributions
Peer Services
2017-08-21
$200
Contributions

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