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

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Republican Tim Butler's election campaign committee, Friends of Tim Butler, spent $13,935 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Butler's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 71.4% of this total ($3,000) going to American Cancer Society in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Butler's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$4,200
30.1%
Contract
$3,000
21.5%
Contract april
$1,250
9%
Contract may
$1,250
9%
Contract- june
$1,250
9%
Software
$749
5.4%
Mailing- fr
$525
3.8%
Drinks for fundraiser
$472
3.4%
Food for fundraiser
$379
2.7%
Supplies
$293
2.1%
Stickers
$266
1.9%
Tip for bartender
$200
1.4%
Tip for food for fundraiser
$100
0.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
American Cancer Society
2017-05-17
$3,000
Donations
The Newberg Group
2017-04-05
$1,250
Contract april
The Newberg Group
2017-05-10
$1,250
Contract may
The Newberg Group
2017-06-05
$1,250
Contract- june
Illinois Legislative Diabetes Caucus
2017-04-26
$1,200
Donations
Matt Butcher
2017-04-03
$1,000
Contract
Matt Butcher
2017-05-01
$1,000
Contract
Matt Butcher
2017-06-07
$1,000
Contract
Elect Inc
2017-04-25
$749
Software
The Newberg Group
2017-05-25
$525
Mailing- fr
Hand of Fate Brewing Co.
2017-05-18
$472
Drinks for fundraiser
Dr. Ugs
2017-05-18
$379
Food for fundraiser
Hobby Lobby
2017-05-02
$293
Supplies
Star Graphics
2017-05-16
$266
Stickers
Hand of Fate Brewing Co.
2017-05-18
$200
Tip for bartender
Dr. Ugs
2017-05-18
$100
Tip for food for fundraiser

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