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How did Elizabeth Hernandez spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Elizabeth Hernandez's election campaign committee, Citizens for Elizabeth Hernandez, spent $161,840 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Hernandez's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($36,673) going to Usps in Berwyn. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hernandez's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$36,673
22.7%
Printing
$22,625
14%
Polling
$20,000
12.4%
Tracking polls
$15,000
9.3%
Tracking poll
$15,000
9.3%
Paid calls
$14,568
9%
Field work
$7,679
4.7%
Signs
$7,650
4.7%
Consulting
$4,180
2.6%
Card passing
$3,420
2.1%
Rent
$2,400
1.5%
Fundraisers
$1,507
0.9%
Graphic design
$1,500
0.9%
Supplies
$1,443
0.9%
Election day food
$1,278
0.8%
Security deposit
$1,200
0.7%
Election party
$923
0.6%
Software
$739
0.5%
Advertising
$675
0.4%
Fieldwork
$585
0.4%
Bank charges
$480
0.3%
Event refreshments
$437
0.3%
Ads
$300
0.2%
Promotion
$280
0.2%
Donations
$250
0.2%
Event food
$220
0.1%
Fundraiser deposit
$200
0.1%
Coffee
$163
0.1%
Lodging
$158
0.1%
Robo calls
$100
< 0.1%
Robocall minutes
$96
< 0.1%
Phones
$66
< 0.1%
Robocall time
$25
< 0.1%
Food and beverage expenses
$13
< 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
Tulchin Research
2018-01-17
$20,000
Polling
Tulchin Research
2018-03-13
$15,000
Tracking polls
Tulchin Research
2018-03-20
$15,000
Tracking poll
Winning Connections
2018-03-20
$9,810
Paid calls
Union Signs & Printing
2018-01-22
$7,650
Signs
Winning Connections
2018-03-06
$4,758
Paid calls
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-01-26
$3,995
Printing
Usps
2018-01-26
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-02-02
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-02-09
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-02-16
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-02-22
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-03-13
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-03-16
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-03-01
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-03-05
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-03-08
$3,492
Postage
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-01-26
$2,025
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-03-02
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-03-05
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-03-13
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-03-12
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-01-23
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-02-02
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-02-22
$1,888
Printing

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