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How did Tony McCombie spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Tony McCombie's election campaign committee, McCombie for Illinois, spent $9,414 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

McCombie's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,200) going to The Newberg Group in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McCombie's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,200
44.6%
Rent
$2,250
23.9%
Fr event - food/drink
$593
6.3%
Cell phone - campaign
$519
5.5%
Cell phone - district
$456
4.8%
In house printing & postage
$270
2.9%
Payroll
$250
2.7%
Auction/donation
$250
2.7%
Event tickets
$215
2.3%
Advertising
$165
1.8%
Subscriptions
$163
1.7%
Campaign gifts
$80
0.9%

Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2018-01-05
$1,400
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-02-05
$1,400
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-03-05
$1,400
Consulting
The Villas Downtown
2018-01-03
$750
Rent
The Villas Downtown
2018-02-02
$750
Rent
The Villas Downtown
2018-03-02
$750
Rent
Candlelight Inn
2018-03-20
$593
Fr event - food/drink
Matt Johnston
2018-01-18
$250
Payroll
Qtego Auction Services
2018-01-29
$250
Auction/donation
The Newberg Group
2018-03-09
$226
In house printing & postage
Riverview Center
2018-03-29
$215
Event tickets
US Cellular
2018-02-15
$194
Cell phone - district
US Cellular
2018-03-19
$194
Cell phone - campaign
US Cellular
2018-01-16
$193
Cell phone - campaign
Corporate Imaging
2018-02-21
$165
Advertising
Profiles of Illinois
2018-02-14
$163
Subscriptions
US Cellular
2018-02-14
$131
Cell phone - campaign
US Cellular
2018-03-19
$131
Cell phone - district
US Cellular
2018-01-16
$129
Cell phone - district
Corporate Imaging
2018-03-29
$80
Campaign gifts
The Newberg Group
2018-02-20
$44
In house printing & postage

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