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How did Christine Benson spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Christine Benson's election campaign committee, Friends of Chris Benson, spent $397,722 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Benson's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with all those payments ($345,823) going to Snyder Pickerill Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Benson's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$345,823
87%
Campaign work
$30,065
7.6%
Loan repayment
$16,500
4.2%
Phone communication
$1,786
0.5%
Event expenses
$1,096
0.3%
Supplies
$667
0.2%
Printing
$650
0.2%
Advertising
$599
0.2%
Bank fee
$285
< 0.1%
Volunteer meals
$247
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-26
$93,341
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-18
$81,280
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-07
$43,015
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-13
$43,015
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-14
$38,265
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-14
$24,123
Media
Christine Benson
2016-12-30
$14,000
Loan repayment
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-31
$7,355
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-21
$6,600
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-06
$5,950
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-06
$2,876
Media
Christine Benson
2016-12-30
$2,000
Loan repayment
Antonio Magallanes
2016-11-09
$1,395
Campaign work
Dalton Farmer
2016-11-09
$900
Campaign work
Sadie Geary
2016-11-09
$900
Campaign work
Antonio Magallanes
2016-10-24
$802
Campaign work
Antonio Magallanes
2016-10-31
$697
Campaign work
Laura Adkins
2016-11-09
$615
Campaign work
Gavin Richardson
2016-11-09
$581
Campaign work
Dalton Farmer
2016-10-17
$562
Campaign work
Michael Straith
2016-10-05
$535
Campaign work
Dylan Holland
2016-11-09
$513
Campaign work
Candace Adkins
2016-11-09
$506
Campaign work
Christine Benson
2016-12-31
$500
Loan repayment
Christine Torres
2016-12-30
$500
Campaign work

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