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How did Barrett C Davie spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Barrett C Davie's election campaign committee, Friends of Barrett Davie, spent $29,728 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Davie's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,373) going to Philippe Melin in Lake Forest. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Davie's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$12,373
41.6%
Staff salaries
$4,915
16.5%
Taxes - federal
$3,311
11.1%
Consulting
$3,000
10.1%
Website - software
$1,482
5%
Computer software
$825
2.8%
Meeting expense
$791
2.7%
Event food and beverage
$787
2.7%
Office supplies - stationary and signs
$523
1.8%
Office supplies
$405
1.4%
Office supplies - printing
$394
1.3%
Email software
$229
0.8%
Signs printing
$210
0.7%
Photography
$200
0.7%
Flowers
$169
0.6%
Signs
$110
0.4%

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
Philippe Melin
2018-02-13
$4,870
Payroll
The Charles Group LLC
2018-03-26
$3,000
Consulting
Philippe Melin
2018-02-16
$2,587
Payroll
Philippe Melin
2018-03-16
$2,480
Staff salaries
Philippe Melin
2018-03-16
$2,480
Payroll
Philippe Melin
2018-03-01
$2,435
Staff salaries
Philippe Melin
2018-03-01
$2,435
Payroll
Internal Revenue Service
2018-02-16
$1,324
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2018-02-22
$662
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2018-03-07
$662
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2018-03-21
$662
Taxes - federal
Vistaprint.com
2018-03-22
$523
Office supplies - stationary and signs
Nation Builder
2018-03-26
$506
Website - software
Crowdskout
2018-01-31
$500
Computer software
Nation Builder
2018-02-27
$497
Website - software
Nation Builder
2018-01-26
$479
Website - software
Stacey Horwitz Catering
2018-02-06
$410
Event food and beverage
Vistaprint.com
2018-03-09
$394
Office supplies - printing
Crowdskout
2018-01-31
$325
Computer software
Vistaprint.com
2018-02-13
$252
Office supplies
Constant Contact
2018-03-08
$229
Email software
Apex Sign & Graphics
2018-03-01
$210
Signs printing
Joel Lerner, Photographer
2018-03-02
$200
Photography
Stacey Horwitz Catering
2018-02-06
$200
Event food and beverage
Deer Path Inn
2018-02-15
$186
Meeting expense

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