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How did Anita Alvarez spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Anita Alvarez's election campaign committee, Friends of Anita Alvarez, spent $1,931,205 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Alvarez's committee spent the most on advertising in the quarter, with 100% of this total ($1,687,275) going to Screen Strategies Media in Fairfax. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Alvarez's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising
$1,687,491
87.4%
Consulting
$179,500
9.3%
Media
$55,901
2.9%
Printing
$2,525
0.1%
Credit card transaction fees
$1,894
0.1%
Ad books
$1,279
< 0.1%
Software fees
$960
< 0.1%
Principal payment, gomez
$750
< 0.1%
Phones
$249
< 0.1%
Fees
$230
< 0.1%
Radio
$225
< 0.1%
Events
$200
< 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
Screen Strategies Media
2016-02-04
$414,100
Advertising
Screen Strategies Media
2016-02-10
$414,100
Advertising
Screen Strategies Media
2016-02-26
$300,000
Advertising
Screen Strategies Media
2016-03-11
$100,000
Advertising
Screen Strategies Media
2016-03-04
$94,000
Advertising
Screen Strategies Media
2016-02-18
$90,000
Advertising
P2 Consulting, Inc.
2016-03-18
$85,000
Consulting
Screen Strategies Media
2016-03-11
$80,576
Advertising
Screen Strategies Media
2016-02-29
$75,000
Advertising
Screen Strategies Media
2016-03-08
$63,254
Advertising
Screen Strategies Media
2016-03-10
$56,244
Advertising
SP Media
2016-03-14
$48,713
Media
Global Strategy Group LLC
2016-03-03
$30,000
Consulting
Aspida Strategies
2016-01-15
$20,000
Consulting
Aspida Strategies
2016-03-16
$20,000
Consulting
Global Strategy Group LLC
2016-03-03
$16,500
Consulting
SP Media
2016-02-02
$6,246
Media
Breaker Press Co Inc
2016-02-18
$2,525
Printing
Benjamin Erland Robbins
2016-01-04
$2,000
Consulting
Adam Ryckaert
2016-03-01
$2,000
Consulting
Benjamin Erland Robbins
2016-02-08
$1,200
Consulting
Bankcard
2016-01-19
$1,194
Credit card transaction fees
Dana Roy
2016-01-11
$1,000
Consulting
Adam Ryckaert
2016-03-17
$1,000
Consulting
SP Media
2016-02-02
$941
Media

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