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How did Natalie Phelps Finnie spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Natalie Phelps Finnie's election campaign committee, Friends of Natalie Phelps Finnie, spent $15,596 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Finnie's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 40.8% of this total ($1,750) going to The Women's Center in Carbondale. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Finnie's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$4,295
27.5%
Printing
$2,807
18%
Rent
$1,950
12.5%
Office equipment
$1,513
9.7%
T-shirts
$1,241
8%
Fuel
$529
3.4%
Donation - ball team
$500
3.2%
Guns for raffle
$432
2.8%
Campaign work
$425
2.7%
Parade candy
$378
2.4%
Food for fundraiser
$280
1.8%
T-shirt sponsorship
$250
1.6%
Room rental
$250
1.6%
Postage
$246
1.6%
Lodging
$175
1.1%
Telephone expenses
$111
0.7%
Mileage expenses
$98
0.6%
Items to donate for eldorado holiday tournament
$61
0.4%
Food
$51
0.3%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Union Signs & Printing
2018-03-15
$2,362
Printing
Verizon Wireless
2018-01-11
$1,513
Office equipment
The Women's Center
2018-01-21
$1,500
Donations
DPS Properties
2018-02-05
$1,300
Rent
Whimsy
2018-01-29
$701
T-shirts
DPS Properties
2018-03-15
$650
Rent
Girls in the Garage
2018-01-18
$540
T-shirts
Il Nwtf
2018-02-12
$520
Donations
Alexander/Pulaski County NAACP
2018-01-10
$500
Donations
Gallatin County School
2018-03-23
$500
Donations
Hardin Co. Athletics
2018-02-02
$500
Donations
Steve Smothers
2018-03-05
$500
Donation - ball team
Ray Wallace
2018-01-03
$432
Guns for raffle
Hill Printing
2018-03-05
$370
Printing
Sam's Club
2018-01-29
$287
Parade candy
Kroger
2018-01-22
$280
Food for fundraiser
Il Nwtf
2018-01-12
$275
Donations
Eldorado Youth Athletics
2018-01-31
$250
T-shirt sponsorship
Harrisburg American Legion
2018-01-20
$250
Room rental
Peacock Family Fund
2018-02-08
$250
Donations
The Women's Center
2018-02-12
$250
Donations
Nick Davis
2018-03-14
$225
Campaign work
Robin Rister
2018-03-16
$200
Campaign work
US Postmaster
2018-01-05
$196
Postage
Drury Plaza
2018-01-08
$175
Lodging

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