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How did John Lakin spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic John Lakin's election campaign committee, Citizens for John Lakin, spent $3,664 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Lakin's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 52.6% of this total ($1,000) going to Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lakin's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$1,900
51.9%
Golf outings
$620
16.9%
Ad books
$585
16%
Banquet tickets
$360
9.8%
Promotional items
$199
5.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Siteman Cancer Center
2017-04-10
$1,000
Donations
Team First - Vincent Valentine
2017-06-20
$500
Donations
NAACP - Alton Branch
2017-05-03
$360
Banquet tickets
United Steelworkers SubDistrict 2 Scholarship Fund
2017-05-03
$320
Golf outings
Collinsville Fraternal Order of Police #103
2017-05-03
$300
Golf outings
Soar
2017-04-10
$230
Ad books
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
2017-04-25
$200
Donations
The Collinsville Tepee, Inc.
2017-04-10
$200
Donations
LT's Challenge Coins
2017-05-02
$199
Promotional items
Coalition of Concerned Citizens
2017-05-15
$180
Ad books
Edwardsville NAACP
2017-04-10
$175
Ad books

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