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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 $1,119 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 new cell phone in the quarter, with all those payments ($675) going to Verizon Wireless 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
New cell phone
$675
60.3%
Political meals - dues and assessment
$226
20.2%
Political meals - j.m. houston/t. libri/b. logan/b. mccarty/m. mahony
$119
10.6%
New case and upgrade for cell phone
$97
8.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 4 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Verizon Wireless
2017-03-16
$675
New cell phone
Sangamo Club
2017-01-31
$226
Political meals - dues and assessment
Sangamo Club
2017-02-25
$119
Political meals - j.m. houston/t. libri/b. logan/b. mccarty/m. mahony
Verizon Wireless
2017-02-09
$97
New case and upgrade for cell phone

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