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How did Mary Rita Luecke spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Mary Rita Luecke's election campaign committee, Friends of Mary Rita Luecke, spent $84,387 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Luecke's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 98.5% of this total ($16,095) going to Forest Printing Company in Forest Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Luecke's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$16,345
19.4%
Postage
$13,322
15.8%
Television advertising
$11,500
13.6%
Campaign manager
$7,500
8.9%
Data
$5,042
6%
Campaign fundraiser
$4,395
5.2%
Graphic design
$4,285
5.1%
Field work
$2,002
2.4%
Campaign manager
$1,875
2.2%
Staff campaign manager
$1,875
2.2%
Fundraiser staff
$1,606
1.9%
Staff fundraiser
$1,320
1.6%
End of campaign food
$1,140
1.4%
Staff field worker
$1,065
1.3%
Legal fees
$1,000
1.2%
Campaign manager staff
$937
1.1%
Phone bank expenses
$930
1.1%
Website expenses
$813
1%
Fund raising (food)
$812
1%
Food
$805
1%
Reimburse tom walsh for printing payment
$735
0.9%
Insurance
$619
0.7%
Campaign fundraiser staff
$570
0.7%
Reimburse tom walsh for printing costs
$520
0.6%
Lease payments
$500
0.6%
Photography
$475
0.6%
Ad books
$380
0.5%
Ab fees
$352
0.4%
Supplies
$337
0.4%
Donation reimbursement
$250
0.3%
Newspaper advertising
$235
0.3%
Buttons
$231
0.3%
Donations
$200
0.2%
Office supplies
$142
0.2%
Social media
$121
0.1%
Ab fee
$96
0.1%
Post office box
$45
< 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
Comcast Spotlight
2018-03-08
$10,000
Television advertising
Forest Printing Company
2018-03-02
$9,595
Printing
The Sexton Group
2018-03-26
$4,497
Data
Visualimpact
2018-03-06
$3,860
Graphic design
Forest Printing Company
2018-03-15
$2,574
Printing
USPS Post Office
2018-03-19
$2,188
Postage
USPS Post Office
2018-03-15
$2,188
Postage
USPS Post Office
2018-03-13
$2,188
Postage
USPS Post Office
2018-03-09
$2,188
Postage
USPS Post Office
2018-03-07
$2,188
Postage
Tom Walsh
2018-01-02
$1,875
Campaign manager
Tom Walsh
2018-01-17
$1,875
Campaign manager
Tom Walsh
2018-02-01
$1,875
Campaign manager
Tom Walsh
2018-02-16
$1,875
Campaign manager
Tom Walsh
2018-03-02
$1,875
Staff campaign manager
Tom Walsh
2018-03-19
$1,875
Campaign manager
Jessica Lynn Peters
2018-03-21
$1,606
Fundraiser staff
Forest Printing Company
2018-01-12
$1,516
Printing
Comcast Spotlight
2018-03-14
$1,500
Television advertising
USPS Post Office
2018-03-20
$1,348
Postage
Forest Printing Company
2018-03-08
$1,055
Printing
Ed Mullen, Esq
2018-01-23
$1,000
Legal fees
Chaundel Sammarco
2018-03-23
$990
Field work
Tom Walsh
2018-03-22
$937
Campaign manager staff
Curts Cafe
2018-03-22
$825
End of campaign food

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