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

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

Democratic Michael Cabonargi's election campaign committee, Friends of Cabonargi, spent $21,234 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cabonargi's committee spent the most on fundraising consulting & expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,179) going to Blueprint Campaign Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabonargi's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising consulting & expenses
$9,179
43.2%
Outreach robocalls
$3,964
18.7%
Consulting services
$3,000
14.1%
Registration
$2,100
9.9%
Holiday cards
$1,215
5.7%
Dining
$687
3.2%
Supplies
$426
2%
Electronic filing
$270
1.3%
Postage
$235
1.1%
Staff food
$155
0.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-10-04
$4,854
Fundraising consulting & expenses
The Sexton Group
2016-12-23
$3,964
Outreach robocalls
Rowan Oak Consulting LLC
2016-11-07
$3,000
Consulting services
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-12-02
$2,565
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Women's March
2016-12-28
$2,100
Registration
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-11-09
$1,759
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Shutterfly
2016-12-09
$759
Holiday cards
Costco
2016-12-06
$426
Supplies
Shutterfly
2016-12-08
$396
Holiday cards
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2016-11-22
$270
Electronic filing
Par Bar and Grill
2016-11-25
$245
Dining
Usps
2016-12-14
$178
Postage
Aurelio's Pizza
2016-11-09
$155
Staff food
Rosebud Prime
2016-12-22
$146
Dining
Rosebud Prime
2016-12-08
$131
Dining
312 Chicago
2016-12-12
$72
Dining
312 Chicago
2016-12-15
$71
Dining
Shutterfly
2016-12-15
$59
Holiday cards
Usps
2016-12-21
$38
Postage
312 Chicago
2016-10-24
$19
Dining
Usps
2016-11-17
$18
Postage


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