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How did Tim Butler spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Tim Butler's election campaign committee, Friends of Tim Butler, spent $11,689 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Butler's committee spent the most on contract in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Matt Butcher in Rochester. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Butler's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contract
$3,000
25.7%
Contract january
$1,250
10.7%
Contract february
$1,250
10.7%
Contract march
$1,250
10.7%
Mailing-fr
$1,062
9.1%
Donation-silent auction
$930
8%
Table sponsorship
$825
7.1%
Lodging
$554
4.7%
Meetings
$531
4.5%
Tips for fr
$300
2.6%
Tip bartender fundraiser
$200
1.7%
Supplies
$172
1.5%
Travel
$165
1.4%
Buttons
$165
1.4%
Food & drink
$33
0.3%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2017-01-05
$1,250
Contract january
The Newberg Group
2017-02-06
$1,250
Contract february
The Newberg Group
2017-03-03
$1,250
Contract march
Matt Butcher
2017-01-04
$1,000
Contract
Matt Butcher
2017-02-02
$1,000
Contract
Matt Butcher
2017-03-02
$1,000
Contract
St. Joseph Parish
2017-03-08
$930
Donation-silent auction
The Newberg Group
2017-02-01
$583
Mailing-fr
Downtown Springfield Inc
2017-01-26
$525
Table sponsorship
The Newberg Group
2017-01-05
$327
Mailing-fr
St. Joseph Parish
2017-02-06
$300
Table sponsorship
The Alamo
2017-02-14
$300
Tips for fr
Lake Pointe Bar & Grill
2017-01-12
$276
Meetings
Hyatt Place
2017-01-03
$202
Lodging
Obed & Isaacs
2017-02-21
$200
Tip bartender fundraiser
Dana Hotel
2017-02-06
$190
Lodging
Balen's Bar & Grill
2017-01-12
$188
Meetings
Target Inc.
2017-02-01
$172
Supplies
Star Graphics
2017-02-24
$165
Buttons
The Newberg Group
2017-03-02
$151
Mailing-fr
Dana Hotel
2017-01-23
$128
Lodging
Amtrak
2017-03-02
$91
Travel
Amtrak
2017-03-01
$74
Travel
Dana Hotel
2017-02-06
$33
Lodging
Dana Hotel
2017-01-23
$26
Meetings

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