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How did Joyce Mason spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Joyce Mason's election campaign committee, Friends of Joyce Mason, spent $280,718 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mason's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($245,488) going to Buying Time, LLC in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mason's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$245,488
87.5%
Tv production
$10,575
3.8%
Printing
$8,584
3.1%
Office supplies
$2,991
1.1%
Campaign work
$1,782
0.6%
Office equipment
$1,300
0.5%
Food
$1,100
0.4%
Campaign services
$968
0.3%
Office supplies and postage
$893
0.3%
Postage
$848
0.3%
Telephone expenses
$654
0.2%
Advertising
$650
0.2%
Donations
$580
0.2%
Event beverages
$512
0.2%
Beverages
$499
0.2%
News ads
$364
0.1%
T-shirts
$326
0.1%
Fundraisers
$305
0.1%
Design
$292
0.1%
Subscriptions
$281
0.1%
Bank charges
$270
0.1%
Website expenses
$254
< 0.1%
Robo calls
$250
< 0.1%
Fuel
$233
< 0.1%
Gifts
$175
< 0.1%
Storage
$161
< 0.1%
Telephones
$149
< 0.1%
Post office box
$90
< 0.1%
Copies
$67
< 0.1%
Logo
$30
< 0.1%
Photos
$15
< 0.1%
Name badges
$13
< 0.1%
Email services
$5
< 0.1%
Email
$5
< 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
Buying Time, LLC
2018-10-25
$99,483
Media expenses
Buying Time, LLC
2018-10-12
$62,165
Media expenses
Buying Time, LLC
2018-10-26
$55,000
Media expenses
Buying Time, LLC
2018-10-23
$28,840
Media expenses
Devine Mulvey
2018-10-12
$10,575
Tv production
Minuteman Press
2018-10-03
$3,940
Printing
Breaker Press
2018-10-23
$2,512
Printing
Minuteman Press
2018-11-02
$1,882
Printing
Digital Copier Supercenter
2018-11-01
$1,300
Office equipment
SMN, Inc.
2018-12-01
$968
Campaign services
Ron McCalister
2018-10-17
$640
Campaign work
Laura Dias
2018-10-29
$575
Campaign work
Usps
2018-10-22
$540
Postage
Sam's Club
2018-10-17
$536
Office supplies and postage
Only Child Brewing
2018-11-01
$512
Event beverages
Soaring Eagle
2018-10-24
$505
Food
WineShop at Home
2018-10-19
$429
Beverages
Puro Futlad
2018-10-25
$364
News ads
Sam's Club
2018-10-25
$357
Office supplies and postage
Amazon
2018-11-01
$336
Office supplies
American Outfitters
2018-11-01
$326
T-shirts
Office Depot
2018-10-20
$322
Office supplies
The Chocolate Sanctuary
2018-10-02
$305
Fundraisers
Jen Blazer
2018-11-01
$292
Design
Sam's Club
2018-10-09
$286
Office supplies

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