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How did Richard Rick Watson spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Richard Rick Watson's election campaign committee, Citizens for Richard "Rick" Watson, spent $948 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Watson's committee spent the most on ad books in the quarter, with all those payments ($500) going to Facebook in Menlo Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Watson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Ad books
$500
52.7%
Promotional items
$448
47.3%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Facebook
2017-03-15
$500
Ad books
PROMOpartners
2017-03-15
$448
Promotional items

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