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How did Sarah Smith spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Sarah Smith's election campaign committee, Friends of Sarah Smith, spent $34,013 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Smith's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,750) going to Sugo's in Edwardsville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$6,750
19.9%
Signs
$5,585
16.4%
Sponsorships
$4,695
13.8%
Graphic design
$3,057
9%
Yard signs
$2,992
8.8%
Printing
$1,741
5.1%
Ad books
$1,485
4.4%
Mailing
$1,043
3.1%
Campaign work
$1,000
2.9%
Campaign staff
$1,000
2.9%
Tee posts
$870
2.6%
T-shirts
$606
1.8%
Meals
$551
1.6%
Parade beads
$538
1.6%
Donations
$500
1.5%
Food
$498
1.5%
Fees
$264
0.8%
Social media
$262
0.8%
Tee sponsor
$250
0.7%
Postage
$191
0.6%
Parade buckets
$67
0.2%
Refreshments- parades
$62
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
Sugo's
2018-07-25
$6,750
Fund raising (food)
Signs and Such
2018-08-20
$5,585
Signs
Signs and Such
2018-09-19
$2,992
Yard signs
EHS Tigers Football Booster Club
2018-07-14
$1,500
Sponsorships
Kelly Tracy Ad & Design
2018-08-21
$1,248
Graphic design
Mailing Methods
2018-08-18
$1,043
Mailing
Madelyn Foster
2018-07-20
$1,000
Campaign work
Madelyn Foster Foster
2018-07-31
$1,000
Campaign staff
MOW Printing
2018-08-29
$966
Printing
MOW Printing
2018-08-27
$774
Printing
United Congregations of Metro-East
2018-07-14
$750
Ad books
Kelly Tracy Ad & Design
2018-07-31
$714
Graphic design
Kelly Tracy Ad & Design
2018-07-31
$714
Graphic design
Tribout Distributors
2018-08-24
$538
Parade beads
Community Hope Center
2018-08-21
$500
Donations
Madison County Fair Association
2018-07-13
$500
Sponsorships
Refuge
2018-07-14
$500
Sponsorships
Tractor Supply Co.
2018-09-04
$384
Tee posts
Metro East Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund Golf Tournament
2018-08-05
$380
Sponsorships
Kelly Tracy Ad & Design
2018-07-31
$379
Graphic design
Ducks Unlimited
2018-08-20
$365
Sponsorships
Kelly Tracy Ad & Design
2018-07-31
$351
T-shirts
Edwardsville Ducks Unlimited
2018-07-31
$325
Ad books
Jimmy's Johns
2018-07-30
$303
Meals
Facebook
2018-09-04
$262
Social media

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