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How did Linda Starkey spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Linda Starkey's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Linda Starkey, spent $27,157 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Starkey's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 96.4% of this total ($8,248) going to The Stoneridge Group in Alpharetta. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Starkey's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$8,553
31.5%
Consulting
$6,000
22.1%
Yard signs
$3,700
13.6%
Mailing
$2,898
10.7%
Telephone polling
$1,872
6.9%
Postage
$1,435
5.3%
Fund raising (food)
$984
3.6%
Newspaper advertising
$519
1.9%
Headquarters rent
$350
1.3%
Graphic design
$350
1.3%
Supplies
$252
0.9%
Robo calls
$156
0.6%
Post office box
$78
0.3%
Field work
$6
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Awesome Campaigns
2018-02-01
$3,500
Yard signs
The Stoneridge Group
2018-01-22
$2,431
Printing
The Stoneridge Group
2018-02-14
$2,397
Printing
Cor Strategies
2018-01-02
$2,000
Consulting
Cor Strategies
2018-02-01
$2,000
Consulting
Cor Strategies
2018-03-01
$2,000
Consulting
The Stoneridge Group
2018-01-29
$1,944
Printing
The Stoneridge Group
2018-03-09
$1,872
Telephone polling
The Stoneridge Group
2018-03-09
$1,476
Printing
The Stoneridge Group
2018-02-14
$1,417
Mailing
The Stoneridge Group
2018-01-29
$1,130
Postage
Sideouts Sports Tavern
2018-02-12
$984
Fund raising (food)
The Stoneridge Group
2018-03-09
$744
Mailing
The Stoneridge Group
2018-03-09
$624
Mailing
Facebook
2018-03-01
$519
Newspaper advertising
The Stoneridge Group
2018-02-01
$350
Graphic design
CL Graphics
2018-02-01
$304
Printing
amazon
2018-03-10
$252
Supplies
BHFX Printing
2018-03-05
$200
Yard signs
Kensington Partners
2018-02-01
$175
Headquarters rent
Kensington Partners
2018-01-01
$175
Headquarters rent
Victory Geek
2018-02-01
$156
Robo calls
Usps
2018-03-14
$154
Postage
Usps
2018-03-12
$150
Postage
CL Graphics
2018-01-15
$111
Mailing

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