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

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Republican Tony McCombie's election campaign committee, McCombie for Illinois, spent $13,896 in the second 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 second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,200
30.2%
Rent
$2,250
16.2%
Advertising
$1,413
10.2%
Promotional items
$1,374
9.9%
Advertising: media
$1,200
8.6%
Cell phone: district
$581
4.2%
Printing
$516
3.7%
In house printing & postage
$434
3.1%
Cell phone: campaign
$393
2.8%
Volunteer dinner
$353
2.5%
Mileage expenses
$263
1.9%
Donations
$200
1.4%
Office supplies
$182
1.3%
Sponsorships
$165
1.2%
Supplies
$159
1.1%
Volunteer meal
$110
0.8%
Volunteer lunch
$98
0.7%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2018-04-05
$1,400
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-05-04
$1,400
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-06-04
$1,400
Consulting
Hola America
2018-06-28
$1,200
Advertising: media
Facemakers
2018-04-17
$1,117
Advertising
Adcraft Printwear
2018-06-25
$971
Promotional items
The Villas Downtown
2018-04-03
$750
Rent
The Villas Downtown
2018-05-02
$750
Rent
The Villas Downtown
2018-06-04
$750
Rent
Rockford Litho Center
2018-06-01
$516
Printing
The Newberg Group
2018-05-10
$434
In house printing & postage
Discount Mugs
2018-05-01
$403
Promotional items
The Packing House
2018-06-27
$353
Volunteer dinner
David Kubik
2018-05-25
$263
Mileage expenses
IL Diabetes Caucus Foundation
2018-04-26
$200
Donations
US Cellular
2018-04-16
$194
Cell phone: district
US Cellular
2018-05-15
$193
Cell phone: district
US Cellular
2018-06-14
$193
Cell phone: district
Staples
2018-04-25
$182
Office supplies
Moline Township
2018-04-04
$165
Sponsorships
Oriental Trading Co.
2018-06-14
$159
Supplies
Facebook
2018-04-02
$153
Advertising
US Cellular
2018-04-16
$131
Cell phone: campaign
US Cellular
2018-05-15
$131
Cell phone: campaign
US Cellular
2018-06-14
$131
Cell phone: campaign

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