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How did Charles Chuck Smith spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Charles Chuck Smith's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Charles "Chuck" Smith Judge, spent $21,865 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Smith's committee spent the most on marketing in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,511) going to Creative Word and Image, Inc. in Atlanta. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Marketing
$4,511
20.6%
Website design and marketing
$4,050
18.5%
Fund raising (food)
$1,844
8.4%
Printing
$1,790
8.2%
Signs, banners, cards, and buttons
$1,198
5.5%
Website maintenance monthly retainer
$1,025
4.7%
Sponsorship for 90th anniversary celebration
$1,000
4.6%
Sponsorship for the american independence day parade
$1,000
4.6%
Candy for american independence day parade
$986
4.5%
Shirts for campaign officials
$530
2.4%
Sponsorship for zion nostalgia days
$500
2.3%
Sponsorship for zion jubilee days festival
$500
2.3%
Consulting
$500
2.3%
Consulting services
$500
2.3%
Photography for fundraiser
$400
1.8%
Postage
$393
1.8%
Ad for golf outing
$250
1.1%
Sponsorship for cinco de mayo festival
$250
1.1%
Fund raising - deposit on banquet room for fundraiser
$200
0.9%
Shirts for parade
$192
0.9%
Sponsorship for rummage sale
$100
0.5%
Reimburement for postage
$98
0.5%
Shirts for american independence day parade
$46
0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Creative Word and Image, Inc.
2017-04-08
$4,050
Website design and marketing
Creative Word and Image, Inc.
2017-05-08
$1,961
Marketing
Waukegan Park District- Bonnie Brook Golf Course
2017-05-04
$1,844
Fund raising (food)
Fiorelli Graphics & Printing
2017-04-25
$1,790
Printing
Fiorelli Graphics & Printing
2017-05-08
$1,198
Signs, banners, cards, and buttons
Creative Word and Image, Inc.
2017-05-09
$1,025
Marketing
Creative Word and Image, Inc.
2017-04-08
$1,025
Website maintenance monthly retainer
Creative Word and Image, Inc.
2017-06-19
$1,025
Marketing
St. Anastasia Catholic Parish
2017-04-18
$1,000
Sponsorship for 90th anniversary celebration
Waukegan Park District
2017-05-12
$1,000
Sponsorship for the american independence day parade
American Outfitters, Ltd.
2017-06-27
$986
Candy for american independence day parade
American Outfitters, Ltd.
2017-04-26
$530
Shirts for campaign officials
Creative Word and Image, Inc.
2017-05-08
$500
Marketing
Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce
2017-05-30
$500
Sponsorship for zion nostalgia days
Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce
2017-05-30
$500
Sponsorship for zion jubilee days festival
Ray Vukovich
2017-05-18
$500
Consulting
Ray Vukovich
2017-04-13
$500
Consulting services
AGA Photography
2017-05-18
$400
Photography for fundraiser
United States Postal Service
2017-04-18
$393
Postage
Friends of Terry Link
2017-04-13
$250
Ad for golf outing
St. Anastasia Catholic Parish
2017-04-18
$250
Sponsorship for cinco de mayo festival
Waukegan Park District- Bonnie Brook Golf Course
2017-04-11
$200
Fund raising - deposit on banquet room for fundraiser
American Outfitters, Ltd.
2017-06-22
$192
Shirts for parade
St. Anastasia Catholic Parish
2017-04-18
$100
Sponsorship for rummage sale
Ray Vukovich
2017-04-25
$98
Reimburement for postage

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