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

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Democratic Don Harmon's election campaign committee, Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate, spent $47,109 in the third 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 all those payments ($5,512) going to Karen T. Fischer in Oak Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Harmon's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salary
$5,512
11.7%
Rent
$5,040
10.7%
Contributions
$5,000
10.6%
Advertising
$4,763
10.1%
Sponsorships
$3,950
8.4%
Fundraising expenses
$3,731
7.9%
Network administration
$3,137
6.7%
Services
$2,400
5.1%
Payroll taxes
$1,904
4%
Supplies
$1,589
3.4%
Subscriptions
$1,271
2.7%
Videography
$1,126
2.4%
Printing
$1,110
2.4%
Postage
$1,014
2.2%
Consulting
$1,000
2.1%
Utilities
$613
1.3%
Transportation
$503
1.1%
Dues
$500
1.1%
Parking
$435
0.9%
Internet & phones
$434
0.9%
Payroll fees
$434
0.9%
Custodial services
$434
0.9%
Recycling services
$333
0.7%
Credit card processing fees
$327
0.7%
Phones
$285
0.6%
Monthly fee
$180
0.4%
Event expenses
$76
0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
National Conference of State Legislatures
2017-09-27
$5,000
Contributions
V-Consulting
2017-07-24
$3,137
Network administration
FitzGerald's Nightclub
2017-09-25
$2,943
Fundraising expenses
Wednesday Journal
2017-08-30
$2,500
Advertising
Wednesday Journal
2017-07-12
$2,263
Advertising
VMR Contractors
2017-09-12
$2,200
Services
Greenhouse Management
2017-07-03
$1,680
Rent
Greenhouse Management
2017-08-08
$1,680
Rent
Greenhouse Management
2017-09-11
$1,680
Rent
Karen T. Fischer
2017-09-19
$1,189
Staff salary
Karen T. Fischer
2017-07-05
$1,156
Staff salary
Consolidated Printing
2017-09-15
$1,110
Printing
Karen T. Fischer
2017-08-02
$1,088
Staff salary
Karen T. Fischer
2017-08-18
$1,030
Staff salary
United States Postal Service
2017-08-18
$1,014
Postage
Senior Wizdom Consulting
2017-09-27
$1,000
Consulting
Vanilla Video
2017-08-03
$867
Videography
Premium Suites at Wrigley Field
2017-07-19
$788
Fundraising expenses
Staples Direct
2017-09-05
$717
Supplies
Karen T. Fischer
2017-07-17
$709
Staff salary
Southwest Airlines
2017-09-07
$503
Transportation
Austin POWER 5k
2017-09-15
$500
Sponsorships
IC Youth and Senior Foundation
2017-08-31
$500
Sponsorships
Presence Behavioral Health
2017-08-01
$500
Sponsorships
River Grove Lions Club
2017-08-07
$500
Sponsorships

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