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How did Dan McConchie spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Republican Dan McConchie's election campaign committee, Elect Dan McConchie, spent $9,510 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

McConchie's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,026) going to Untitled Supper Club in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McConchie's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$3,026
31.8%
Consulting
$3,000
31.6%
Computer purchases
$757
8%
Mileage expenses
$576
6.1%
Computer - accessories
$293
3.1%
Cell phones
$250
2.6%
Fund raising advertisement
$205
2.2%
Staff gifts
$200
2.1%
Staff christmas party
$200
2.1%
Postage
$194
2%
Website expenses
$190
2%
Events
$124
1.3%
Telephone accessories
$122
1.3%
Parade supplies
$119
1.3%
Telephones - accessories
$111
1.2%
Post office box
$76
0.8%
Fund raising - supplies
$32
0.3%
Insurance - phone accessory
$16
0.2%
Office supplies
$12
0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Untitled Supper Club
2017-12-12
$3,026
Fund raising (food)
Winning Systems Inc
2017-12-18
$1,500
Consulting
Winning Systems Inc
2017-11-08
$1,500
Consulting
Best Buy
2017-10-14
$757
Computer purchases
Dan McConchie
2017-12-31
$548
Mileage expenses
Shopbop
2017-12-27
$251
Computer - accessories
T-Mobile
2017-12-31
$250
Cell phones
Winning Systems Inc
2017-10-10
$205
Fund raising advertisement
Beelows
2017-12-21
$200
Staff gifts
The Gin Mill
2017-11-28
$200
Staff christmas party
Amazon.com, LLC
2017-11-28
$119
Parade supplies
Amazon.com, LLC
2017-12-14
$111
Telephones - accessories
Amazon.com, LLC
2017-10-23
$107
Telephone accessories
US Postal Service
2017-11-20
$107
Postage
Victory Enterprises
2017-10-10
$105
Website expenses
Party City
2017-10-01
$96
Events
Winning Systems Inc
2017-10-10
$77
Postage
US Postal Service
2017-12-15
$76
Post office box
Victory Enterprises
2017-10-03
$42
Website expenses
Victory Enterprises
2017-12-18
$42
Website expenses
Party City
2017-10-10
$32
Fund raising - supplies
Winning Systems Inc
2017-10-10
$28
Mileage expenses
Party City
2017-10-09
$28
Events
Amazon.com, LLC
2017-10-16
$26
Computer - accessories
Amazon.com, LLC
2017-10-23
$16
Insurance - phone accessory

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