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How did Rita Mayfield spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Rita Mayfield's election campaign committee, Friends of Rita Mayfield, spent $9,797 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mayfield's committee spent the most on fund raising entertainment in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,500) going to Chicago Cubs in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mayfield's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising entertainment
$2,500
25.5%
Sponsorships
$2,066
21.1%
Lease payments
$1,625
16.6%
Fund raising (food)
$633
6.5%
Magazine advertising
$495
5.1%
Food
$300
3.1%
Postage
$295
3%
T-shirts
$283
2.9%
Air fare - candidate
$271
2.8%
Fund raising advertisement
$258
2.6%
Banners
$255
2.6%
Flowers
$214
2.2%
Meals
$200
2%
Computer services
$200
2%
Website design
$200
2%

Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chicago Cubs
2016-04-01
$2,500
Fund raising entertainment
Smart Choice Properties
2016-04-11
$1,625
Lease payments
Harbor Lites Chapter, The Links Inc.
2016-05-13
$835
Sponsorships
American Outfitters
2016-05-20
$681
Sponsorships
Chicago Cubs
2016-04-11
$633
Fund raising (food)
Town Square Publications
2016-04-27
$495
Magazine advertising
Anthony Brown
2016-05-06
$300
Food
Teen and Single Mother Resource Center
2016-06-29
$300
Sponsorships
Vistaprint
2016-06-23
$283
T-shirts
travelocity
2016-06-29
$271
Air fare - candidate
Breaker Press
2016-04-11
$258
Fund raising advertisement
Vistaprint
2016-06-17
$255
Banners
Family First Center
2016-06-09
$250
Sponsorships
Ftd
2016-04-19
$214
Flowers
Anthony Brown
2016-06-07
$200
Meals
Ruben Sanchez
2016-06-29
$200
Computer services
Ruben Sanchez
2016-05-20
$100
Website design
Ruben Sanchez
2016-06-09
$100
Website design
US Postal Service
2016-04-30
$97
Postage
US Postal Service
2016-06-11
$94
Postage
US Postal Service
2016-05-31
$84
Postage
US Postal Service
2016-06-22
$19
Postage

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