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How did Don Harmon spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Don Harmon's election campaign committee, Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate, spent $44,706 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Harmon's committee spent the most on staff salary in the quarter, with 61.7% of this total ($6,293) going to Karen T. Fischer in Oak Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Harmon's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salary
$10,195
22.8%
Fundraising expenses
$4,748
10.6%
Consulting
$4,500
10.1%
Sponsorship - ad
$3,623
8.1%
Rent
$3,520
7.9%
Taxes - federal
$2,473
5.5%
Sponsorships
$1,990
4.5%
Network administration
$1,828
4.1%
Staff gifts
$1,761
3.9%
Printing
$1,519
3.4%
Returned contribution
$1,500
3.4%
Postage
$1,070
2.4%
Utilities
$933
2.1%
Subscriptions
$905
2%
Photography
$690
1.5%
Event entertainment
$600
1.3%
Parking
$493
1.1%
Internet & phones
$434
1%
State taxes
$406
0.9%
Custodial services
$372
0.8%
Recycling services
$308
0.7%
Telephones
$285
0.6%
Monthly fee
$270
0.6%
Sponsorship - ad book
$175
0.4%
Subscription/fees
$80
0.2%
Fees
$21
< 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
Senior Wizdom Consulting
2016-11-08
$3,000
Consulting
FitzGerald's Nightclub
2016-10-12
$2,487
Fundraising expenses
Irs - Eftps
2016-10-28
$2,473
Taxes - federal
Capri of Berwyn
2016-10-04
$2,261
Fundraising expenses
V-Consulting
2016-10-11
$1,828
Network administration
Greenhouse Management
2016-11-02
$1,740
Rent
Greenhouse Management
2016-12-08
$1,580
Rent
Senior Wizdom Consulting
2016-11-09
$1,500
Consulting
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
2016-11-21
$1,500
Returned contribution
Karen T. Fischer
2016-11-23
$1,330
Staff salary
Karen T. Fischer
2016-10-06
$1,323
Staff salary
Bright Endeavors
2016-12-23
$1,264
Staff gifts
Wednesday Journal
2016-12-27
$1,213
Sponsorship - ad
Karen T. Fischer
2016-11-09
$1,120
Staff salary
Juliana Engel-Storms
2016-11-21
$1,116
Staff salary
Park District of Oak Park
2016-11-22
$950
Sponsorship - ad
Karen T. Fischer
2016-10-21
$923
Staff salary
Karen T. Fischer
2016-12-23
$865
Staff salary
Juliana Engel-Storms
2016-10-13
$836
Staff salary
Consolidated Printing
2016-11-15
$790
Printing
Park District of Oak Park
2016-12-02
$760
Sponsorship - ad
City of Northlake
2016-11-02
$750
Sponsorships
Karen T. Fischer
2016-12-08
$730
Staff salary
Consolidated Printing
2016-11-15
$729
Printing
Wednesday Journal
2016-11-07
$700
Sponsorship - ad

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