How did Michael Cabonargi spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

How did Michael Cabonargi spend campaign funds in the first quarter?
By Local Labs News Service

Democratic Michael Cabonargi's election campaign committee, Friends of Cabonargi, spent $27,109 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cabonargi's committee spent the most on fundraising consulting & event expense in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,406) going to Blueprint Campaign Cosulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabonargi's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising consulting & event expense
$7,406
27.3%
Fundraising consultant
$5,732
21.1%
Fundraising consulting and expenses
$4,946
18.2%
Refunds
$4,250
15.7%
Consulting
$2,170
8%
Dining
$782
2.9%
Webpage expense
$385
1.4%
Electronic filing
$360
1.3%
Charity expense
$300
1.1%
Event photography
$275
1%
Subscriptions
$250
0.9%
Charity sponsorship
$250
0.9%

Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Blueprint Campaign Cosulting
2016-03-14
$7,406
Fundraising consulting & event expense
Blueprint Campaign Cosulting
2016-01-08
$5,732
Fundraising consultant
Blueprint Campaign Cosulting
2016-02-08
$4,946
Fundraising consulting and expenses
Thomas J. Murphy, P. C.
2016-03-30
$4,250
Refunds
Roanoke Consulting LLC
2016-03-01
$2,170
Consulting
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2016-03-15
$360
Electronic filing
Beggar's Pizza
2016-01-19
$285
Dining
Antonio Dickey
2016-01-29
$275
Event photography
Beggar's Pizza
2016-03-08
$263
Dining
Blueprint Campaign Cosulting
2016-02-01
$250
Subscriptions
Gift A Grace
2016-02-29
$250
Charity sponsorship
Beggar's Pizza
2016-02-16
$233
Dining
The Thresholds
2016-02-26
$200
Charity expense
GoDaddy.com
2016-03-23
$175
Webpage expense
GoDaddy.com
2016-03-24
$125
Webpage expense
The Thresholds
2016-02-26
$100
Charity expense
GoDaddy.com
2016-03-15
$83
Webpage expense


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