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How did Louis I Lang spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Louis I Lang's election campaign committee, Citizens for Lou Lang, spent $34,922 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Lang's committee spent the most on political mail in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,954) going to Watch Street Consulting in Berwyn. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lang's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Political mail
$3,954
11.3%
Spi rent
$3,800
10.9%
Robocalls/visa
$3,265
9.4%
Sponsorships
$2,875
8.2%
Fundraising
$2,500
7.2%
Auto lease
$1,800
5.2%
Meals and entertainment
$1,655
4.7%
Internet promotion/visa
$1,606
4.6%
Issues development
$1,500
4.3%
Political consulting
$1,200
3.4%
Computer repair
$1,160
3.3%
Meals & entertainment
$1,152
3.3%
Advertising
$1,136
3.3%
Membership dues
$1,130
3.2%
Software
$960
2.8%
Airfare/visa
$598
1.7%
Lodging/visa
$526
1.5%
Phone/visa
$514
1.5%
Subscriptions
$500
1.4%
Gas (visa)
$454
1.3%
Auto insurance
$442
1.3%
Refund/overage
$400
1.2%
Computer svc
$252
0.7%
Auto ins
$221
0.6%
Community outreach
$200
0.6%
Surveillance guard/visa
$199
0.6%
Auto svc/visa
$185
0.5%
Membership dues & sponsorship
$160
0.5%
Parking/visa
$160
0.5%
Office supplies
$150
0.4%
Check printing fee
$130
0.4%
Raffle
$100
0.3%
Wire transfer fee
$30
< 0.1%

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
Watch Street Consulting
2018-03-03
$3,954
Political mail
Dover Group
2018-02-13
$2,500
Fundraising
Dialing Svcs LLC
2018-02-14
$1,580
Robocalls/visa
David Ormsby
2018-02-13
$1,500
Issues development
YO Caucus
2018-01-17
$1,000
Sponsorships
Ngp Van
2018-01-31
$960
Software
Near North Village
2018-01-10
$950
Spi rent
Near North Village
2018-01-25
$950
Spi rent
Near North Village
2018-02-28
$950
Spi rent
Near North Village
2018-03-20
$950
Spi rent
Dialing Svcs LLC
2018-01-23
$900
Robocalls/visa
Computer Drive
2018-01-24
$797
Computer repair
Dialing Svcs LLC
2018-03-15
$785
Robocalls/visa
Jewish United Fund
2018-01-29
$750
Membership dues
Facebook
2018-03-31
$700
Internet promotion/visa
Lincoln Finance
2018-01-24
$600
Auto lease
Lincoln Finance
2018-02-21
$600
Auto lease
Lincoln Finance
2018-03-22
$600
Auto lease
Robert Brooke
2018-01-30
$600
Political consulting
Robert Brooke
2018-02-27
$600
Political consulting
Ehntjc
2018-01-08
$540
Sponsorships
Nomad Hotel
2018-02-22
$526
Lodging/visa
Ahead of Our Time Publishing
2018-03-26
$500
Subscriptions
American Music Festivals
2018-01-10
$500
Sponsorships
Acheinu Directory
2018-02-08
$456
Advertising

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