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

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Democratic Natalie Phelps Finnie's election campaign committee, Friends of Natalie Phelps Finnie, spent $794,716 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Finnie's committee spent the most on television media in the quarter, with all those payments ($552,865) going to Buying Time, LLC in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Finnie's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television media
$552,865
69.6%
Consulting
$95,684
12%
Robo calls
$37,927
4.8%
Polling
$30,000
3.8%
Postage
$23,494
3%
Printing
$17,156
2.2%
Campaign work
$11,844
1.5%
Mileage expenses
$3,845
0.5%
Golf outings
$2,780
0.4%
Office supplies
$2,777
0.4%
Donations
$2,330
0.3%
Rent
$2,050
0.3%
Sponsorships
$2,000
0.3%
Photography
$1,645
0.2%
Catering
$1,494
0.2%
Campaign work and mileage
$1,291
0.2%
Lease fee
$750
< 0.1%
Reimbursements
$696
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$505
< 0.1%
Phones
$501
< 0.1%
Campaign services
$481
< 0.1%
Reimbursement for office supplies
$448
< 0.1%
Utilities
$444
< 0.1%
Internet expenses
$396
< 0.1%
Lodging
$395
< 0.1%
Bank charges
$300
< 0.1%
Office equipment
$201
< 0.1%
Cash bar
$200
< 0.1%
Ads
$157
< 0.1%
Food
$53
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Buying Time, LLC
2018-09-27
$104,207
Television media
Buying Time, LLC
2018-09-19
$98,312
Television media
Buying Time, LLC
2018-08-30
$89,187
Television media
Buying Time, LLC
2018-08-23
$85,687
Television media
Buying Time, LLC
2018-08-15
$75,134
Consulting
Buying Time, LLC
2018-08-10
$68,854
Television media
Buying Time, LLC
2018-07-30
$53,314
Television media
Buying Time, LLC
2018-08-03
$53,304
Television media
Winning Connections
2018-09-21
$37,927
Robo calls
Tulchin Research
2018-08-15
$30,000
Polling
Devine Mulvey Longabaugh
2018-09-12
$20,550
Consulting
US Postmaster
2018-09-17
$5,921
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-09-24
$5,921
Postage
Girls in the Garage
2018-09-10
$3,672
Printing
US Postmaster
2018-09-10
$3,225
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-09-28
$3,225
Postage
Hickory Ridge
2018-07-06
$2,780
Golf outings
Frye-Williamson Press, Inc.
2018-09-14
$2,718
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press, Inc.
2018-09-11
$2,718
Printing
Girls in the Garage
2018-08-10
$2,076
Printing
Girls in the Garage
2018-07-31
$1,935
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press, Inc.
2018-09-04
$1,667
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press, Inc.
2018-09-27
$1,667
Printing
Kim Nehrt Photography and Design
2018-07-03
$1,645
Photography
Natalie Phelps Finnie
2018-09-04
$1,591
Mileage expenses

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