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

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Democratic Robyn Gabel's election campaign committee, Friends of Robyn Gabel, spent $24,822 in the fourth 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 76.2% of this total ($5,295) going to 820 Davis LLC in Evanston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gabel's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$6,948
28%
Professional fees
$6,000
24.2%
Printing
$2,844
11.5%
Consulting
$2,550
10.3%
Donations
$1,035
4.2%
Promotional items
$686
2.8%
Fund raising (food)
$637
2.6%
Telephones
$637
2.6%
Subscriptions
$500
2%
Parking
$484
2%
Holiday gifts
$400
1.6%
Event supplies
$371
1.5%
Conference fee
$369
1.5%
Bank charges
$341
1.4%
Email marketing
$302
1.2%
Accounting fees
$300
1.2%
Postage
$185
0.8%
Holiday party
$150
0.6%
Ad books
$57
0.2%
Meals
$20
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2017-10-01
$6,000
Professional fees
Breaker Press
2017-10-25
$2,246
Printing
820 Davis LLC
2017-10-25
$1,765
Rent
820 Davis LLC
2017-11-28
$1,765
Rent
820 Davis LLC
2017-12-23
$1,765
Rent
Christian Sorensen
2017-11-16
$858
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2017-10-08
$753
Consulting
National Pen Co.
2017-10-25
$686
Promotional items
Curt's Cafe
2017-12-18
$637
Fund raising (food)
Minuteman Press
2017-12-07
$598
Printing
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2017-12-01
$597
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2017-10-01
$527
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2017-11-01
$527
Rent
Ahead of Our Time Publishing
2017-11-07
$500
Subscriptions
Haymarket Center
2017-10-23
$500
Donations
Christian Sorensen
2017-12-20
$472
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2017-12-07
$465
Consulting
Oceanique Restaurant
2017-12-19
$400
Holiday gifts
Bending Towards Justice-Kennedy Forum
2017-11-16
$369
Conference fee
ActBlue
2017-12-31
$341
Bank charges
Warady & Davis
2017-12-07
$300
Accounting fees
Costco
2017-12-29
$263
Event supplies
Verizon
2017-10-25
$250
Telephones
Sherman United Methodist Church
2017-10-18
$250
Donations
Verizon
2017-12-15
$195
Telephones

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