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How did Patricia R Bellock spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Republican Patricia R Bellock's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Patricia R Bellock, spent $6,588 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bellock's committee spent the most on springfield rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($650) going to Lincoln Tower in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bellock's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Springfield rent
$650
9.9%
Bookkeeping
$400
6.1%
Ad book - golf outing fundraiser
$350
5.3%
Bowling shirts for diabetes fundraiser - 2 teams
$270
4.1%
Chamber dues
$230
3.5%
Thank you breakfast for human services comm. staff in springfield
$225
3.4%
Auction items for autism charity dinner event / giveaways / flags
$215
3.3%
4th of july parade supplies
$201
3.1%
Campaign phone
$189
2.9%
Parade giveaways / pens and candy
$179
2.7%
Donation to dinner dance event
$175
2.7%
Campaign office supplies, containers, paper goods
$169
2.6%
Campaign election supplies for signs
$161
2.4%
Town hall meeting supplies
$160
2.4%
Airfare one way from minn. women in govt conference
$160
2.4%
Gasoline
$159
2.4%
Parade giveaways & decorations, flowers for volunteers
$154
2.3%
Parade giveaways
$152
2.3%
Dinner for campaign sign comm. members
$151
2.3%
Donations
$150
2.3%
End of session thank you and birthday gift
$150
2.3%
Thank you dinner for petition volunteers
$133
2%
Springfield staff gifts and secretary birthday
$127
1.9%
Donation to fundraiser event - disabled children
$125
1.9%
Reimburse for banner expense - elmhurst bicycle relay
$109
1.7%
Office supplies
$107
1.6%
District office supplies
$102
1.6%
Secretary day thank you gifts
$100
1.5%
Airfare one way to minn. -women in govt conf midwest director
$98
1.5%
Cookies for easter seals fundraiser
$89
1.4%
Supplies for volunteers and white sox caucus game staff thank you outing
$87
1.3%
Springfield staff dinner
$81
1.2%
Donation for easter seals walkathon
$76
1.2%
Reimburse office supplies and thank you gift
$75
1.1%
Photos / office supplies
$72
1.1%
Women legislator dinner
$71
1.1%
Parade supplies / t shirts
$70
1.1%
Food for a.p. high school volunteers
$69
1.1%
Parade decorations
$68
1%
Baggage fee / go pac conference - presentation materials
$60
0.9%
District legislative aide birthday gift
$59
0.9%
Reimburse for food-hinsdale central volunteers - race
$55
0.8%
Thank you gift for help with alzheimer/diabetes event
$50
0.8%
Budget breakfast meeting - springfield office
$41
0.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Melissa LaBrash
2016-04-22
$400
Bookkeeping
York Township Republican Committeemen's Organization
2016-05-31
$350
Ad book - golf outing fundraiser
Midwest Signs & Decals
2016-04-12
$270
Bowling shirts for diabetes fundraiser - 2 teams
Lincoln Tower
2016-05-04
$256
Springfield rent
Chamber 630
2016-06-08
$230
Chamber dues
Cafe Moxo
2016-05-25
$225
Thank you breakfast for human services comm. staff in springfield
TJ Maxx
2016-04-08
$215
Auction items for autism charity dinner event / giveaways / flags
Costco
2016-06-07
$201
4th of july parade supplies
Lincoln Tower
2016-06-02
$197
Springfield rent
Lincoln Tower
2016-04-04
$195
Springfield rent
Oriental Trading Company
2016-06-03
$179
Parade giveaways / pens and candy
Family Shelter Service
2016-04-03
$175
Donation to dinner dance event
Target
2016-05-07
$169
Campaign office supplies, containers, paper goods
Wannemakers
2016-06-03
$161
Campaign election supplies for signs
Home Depot
2016-05-02
$160
Town hall meeting supplies
Spirit Airline
2016-06-03
$160
Airfare one way from minn. women in govt conference
Sawyer Garden Center
2016-06-03
$154
Parade giveaways & decorations, flowers for volunteers
Standard Market
2016-06-03
$151
Dinner for campaign sign comm. members
Almost Home Kids
2016-04-05
$150
Donations
Helen Stannard
2016-06-01
$150
End of session thank you and birthday gift
Standard Market
2016-05-02
$133
Thank you dinner for petition volunteers
Nordstrom
2016-06-07
$127
Springfield staff gifts and secretary birthday
Almost Home Kids
2016-05-24
$125
Donation to fundraiser event - disabled children
Amazon Marketplace
2016-05-24
$114
Parade giveaways
Nicole Niwa
2016-05-06
$109
Reimburse for banner expense - elmhurst bicycle relay

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