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How did Marsha Griffin spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Marsha Griffin's election campaign committee, Friends of Marsha Griffin, spent $155,326 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Griffin's committee spent the most on tv in the quarter, with all those payments ($120,000) going to Buying Time LLC in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Griffin's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Tv
$120,000
77.3%
Payroll
$10,749
6.9%
Tv production
$9,100
5.9%
Postage
$5,217
3.4%
Signs
$3,015
1.9%
Utilities
$1,561
1%
Campaign services
$1,131
0.7%
Office supplies
$1,119
0.7%
Printing
$954
0.6%
Calls
$840
0.5%
Ads
$329
0.2%
Food
$299
0.2%
Internet access
$248
0.2%
Advertising
$200
0.1%
Donations
$200
0.1%
Gasoline
$185
0.1%
Photography
$175
0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Buying Time LLC
2016-11-01
$30,000
Tv
Buying Time LLC
2016-10-11
$25,000
Tv
Buying Time LLC
2016-10-04
$25,000
Tv
Buying Time LLC
2016-10-24
$20,000
Tv
Buying Time LLC
2016-10-18
$20,000
Tv
Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, Inc
2016-11-04
$9,100
Tv production
Joe Miller
2016-11-08
$3,500
Payroll
A & K Printing
2016-10-07
$3,015
Signs
Kevin Heffernan
2016-11-08
$3,000
Payroll
WestTowne Centre
2016-10-26
$1,279
Utilities
SMN, Inc.
2016-11-26
$1,131
Campaign services
US Post Office
2016-10-03
$940
Postage
US Post Office
2016-10-05
$940
Postage
US Post Office
2016-10-07
$940
Postage
US Post Office
2016-10-03
$705
Postage
Theresia Money
2016-10-07
$678
Payroll
Theresia Money
2016-11-05
$660
Payroll
Theresia Money
2016-10-21
$660
Payroll
Manpower
2016-10-23
$548
Calls
Breaker Press Co
2016-10-26
$536
Printing
US Post Office
2016-10-14
$470
Postage
US Post Office
2016-10-24
$470
Postage
US Post Office
2016-10-17
$470
Postage
Manpower
2016-11-01
$441
Payroll
Manpower
2016-11-22
$349
Payroll

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