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How did Andrew Smith spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Andrew Smith's election campaign committee, Citizens for Andrew T Smith, spent $8,599 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Smith's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,893) going to National in Plantation. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$4,893
56.9%
Radio advertising
$1,030
12%
Robo calls
$856
10%
Newspaper advertising
$784
9.1%
Postage
$453
5.3%
Office supplies
$378
4.4%
Sign posts
$201
2.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
National
2016-01-05
$2,964
Signs
National
2016-01-19
$1,079
Signs
Big Radio
2016-03-07
$1,030
Radio advertising
National
2016-03-23
$850
Signs
Rockford Register Star
2016-03-23
$784
Newspaper advertising
Staples
2016-02-15
$351
Office supplies
U.S. Postal Service
2016-01-04
$343
Postage
Compass
2016-03-04
$262
Robo calls
Compass
2016-02-04
$226
Robo calls
Compass
2016-03-11
$220
Robo calls
Compass
2016-03-28
$148
Robo calls
Menards
2016-01-31
$116
Sign posts
U.S. Postal Service
2016-02-05
$110
Postage
Menards
2016-02-20
$85
Sign posts
Staples
2016-01-02
$27
Office supplies

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