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

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Democratic Michael Cabonargi's election campaign committee, Friends of Cabonargi, spent $33,252 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 outreach robocalls in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,358) going to The Sexton Group 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
Outreach robocalls
$9,358
28.1%
Consulting service
$6,000
18%
Fundraising consulting
$5,864
17.6%
Bonus payment
$5,000
15%
Database fee
$2,100
6.3%
Contributions
$1,500
4.5%
Ccbor staff & family party
$787
2.4%
Airfare
$677
2%
Donations
$375
1.1%
Dining
$368
1.1%
Tickets
$360
1.1%
Electronic filing
$320
1%
Flowers
$203
0.6%
Event ticket
$180
0.5%
Po box fee
$140
0.4%
Postage
$18
< 0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Sexton Group
2016-04-13
$9,358
Outreach robocalls
Rowan Oak Consulting LLC
2016-04-11
$6,000
Consulting service
Nicholos Jordan
2016-04-26
$5,000
Bonus payment
Blueprint Campaign Cosulting
2016-06-06
$2,354
Fundraising consulting
NGP VAN Inc.
2016-06-01
$2,100
Database fee
Blueprint Campaign Cosulting
2016-05-12
$1,759
Fundraising consulting
Blueprint Campaign Cosulting
2016-04-06
$1,750
Fundraising consulting
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center
2016-04-26
$1,500
Contributions
Arlington Park Race Course
2016-06-22
$787
Ccbor staff & family party
United Airlines
2016-06-21
$677
Airfare
Illinois Hunger Coalition
2016-05-25
$375
Donations
Madison Tavern
2016-05-26
$368
Dining
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2016-05-17
$320
Electronic filing
Chicago Cubs
2016-04-06
$277
Tickets
FTD.com
2016-06-29
$203
Flowers
Women's Property Tax Association
2016-05-13
$180
Event ticket
Usps
2016-05-24
$140
Po box fee
Chicago Cubs
2016-04-25
$82
Tickets
Usps
2016-04-26
$18
Postage

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