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How did Ravi Raju spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Ravi Raju's election campaign committee, Friends of Ravi Raju, spent $1,580 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Raju's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($700) going to Richard Means in Oak Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Raju's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$700
44.3%
Election board fee -discovery count
$450
28.5%
Production media expenses
$250
15.8%
Newspaper advertising
$180
11.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cook Count Clerk
2018-04-12
$450
Election board fee -discovery count
Richard Means
2018-05-22
$400
Legal fees
Richard Means
2018-06-07
$300
Legal fees
Kanu Thakkar
2018-05-11
$250
Production media expenses
Punjab Times
2018-04-06
$180
Newspaper advertising

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