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How did J Michael Houston spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Non partisan J Michael Houston's election campaign committee, Houston for Mayor, spent $909 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Houston's committee spent the most on political meals - j.m. houston/j. staudt/c. houston/r.&n. smith/membership dues/inprovemen in the quarter, with all those payments ($464) going to Sangamo Club in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Houston's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Political meals - j.m. houston/j. staudt/c. houston/r.&n. smith/membership dues/inprovemen
$464
51.1%
Political meals - j.m. houston/c. houston/r. omer/d. omer
$303
33.3%
Political meals - j.m. houston/g. doolen/j. langfelder/j. gill/n. mihelich/j. bachman
$141
15.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 3 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Sangamo Club
2016-01-22
$464
Political meals - j.m. houston/j. staudt/c. houston/r.&n. smith/membership dues/inprovemen
Sangamo Club
2016-02-05
$303
Political meals - j.m. houston/c. houston/r. omer/d. omer
Sangamo Club
2016-03-14
$141
Political meals - j.m. houston/g. doolen/j. langfelder/j. gill/n. mihelich/j. bachman

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