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How did Gerri Songer spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Gerri Songer's election campaign committee, Friends of Gerri Songer, spent $3,370 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Songer's committee spent the most on yard signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,654) going to SignsOntheCheap.com in Austin. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Songer's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Yard signs
$1,654
49.1%
Newspaper advertising
$822
24.4%
Printing
$543
16.1%
Magazine advertising
$350
10.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
SignsOntheCheap.com
2017-03-03
$1,654
Yard signs
Daily Herald
2017-03-31
$822
Newspaper advertising
Google Inc.
2017-03-27
$350
Magazine advertising
Vista Print
2017-02-18
$340
Printing
Vista Print
2017-01-16
$203
Printing

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