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

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

Democratic Michael Cabonargi's election campaign committee, Friends of Cabonargi, spent $22,138 in the second 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 ($9,625) going to Blueprint Campaign Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabonargi's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising consulting & expenses
$9,625
43.5%
Outreach robocalls
$6,440
29.1%
Fundraising, consulting & expenses
$4,559
20.6%
T shirts
$549
2.5%
Sympathy flowers
$439
2%
Electroic filing
$370
1.7%
Charity
$154
0.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Sexton Group
2017-04-10
$6,440
Outreach robocalls
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-05-24
$5,000
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-04-03
$4,559
Fundraising, consulting & expenses
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-05-01
$2,805
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-05-25
$1,820
Fundraising consulting & expenses
Stars and Stripes Apparel
2017-06-22
$549
T shirts
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2017-06-22
$370
Electroic filing
Active Transportation Alliance
2017-05-24
$154
Charity
FTD.com
2017-06-28
$149
Sympathy flowers
FTD.com
2017-04-27
$127
Sympathy flowers
FTD.com
2017-06-05
$84
Sympathy flowers
FTD.com
2017-06-20
$78
Sympathy flowers


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