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How did Ann Gillespie spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Ann Gillespie's election campaign committee, Citizens for Ann Gillespie, spent $28,541 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Gillespie's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($11,000) going to KMM Consulting, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gillespie's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$11,000
38.5%
Security deposit, june rent
$3,423
12%
Event catering
$2,030
7.1%
Walk cards
$1,942
6.8%
Field ops - consulting
$1,833
6.4%
Umbrella insurance
$1,175
4.1%
Field ops - housing
$900
3.2%
Office supplies
$795
2.8%
Ngp van access q2
$750
2.6%
Office insurance
$562
2%
Campaign buttons
$538
1.9%
T-shirts
$456
1.6%
Specialty pins
$412
1.4%
Workers comp insurance
$395
1.4%
Travel expenses
$344
1.2%
Ngp van access q1
$300
1.1%
Utilities
$282
1%
Auto insurance
$227
0.8%
May rent
$200
0.7%
Podium sign
$191
0.7%
Parade supplies
$175
0.6%
Training - hotel
$174
0.6%
Open house food
$117
0.4%
Parade banner
$95
0.3%
May phone bill
$86
0.3%
June phone bill
$86
0.3%
Office furniture
$43
0.2%

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
KMM Consulting, LLC
2018-04-09
$10,500
Consulting
John Hancock Life Insurance Co.
2018-05-25
$3,423
Security deposit, june rent
Durty Nellie's
2018-06-12
$1,824
Event catering
Andrew Ellison
2018-06-25
$1,250
Field ops - consulting
Auto Owners Insurance
2018-05-29
$1,175
Umbrella insurance
Wildfire Contact
2018-04-27
$971
Walk cards
Wildfire Contact
2018-06-19
$971
Walk cards
Illinois Democratic Victory Fund
2018-04-30
$900
Field ops - housing
Andrew Ellison
2018-06-14
$583
Field ops - consulting
Auto Owners Insurance
2018-05-29
$562
Office insurance
Sommers & Fahrenbach
2018-06-25
$538
Campaign buttons
KMM Consulting, LLC
2018-05-02
$500
Consulting
Wildfire Contact
2018-06-19
$456
T-shirts
Ngp Van
2018-04-10
$450
Ngp van access q2
Staples
2018-06-05
$432
Office supplies
Pinmart
2018-04-26
$412
Specialty pins
NCCI, Inc.
2018-05-29
$395
Workers comp insurance
Costco Wholesale
2018-06-04
$362
Office supplies
Ann Gillespie
2018-05-18
$344
Travel expenses
Ngp Van
2018-04-05
$300
Ngp van access q1
Ngp Van
2018-04-05
$300
Ngp van access q2
ComEd
2018-06-22
$282
Utilities
Auto Owners Insurance
2018-05-29
$227
Auto insurance
Brick City Tavern
2018-05-18
$206
Event catering
Gpad
2018-05-02
$200
May rent

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