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How did Bill Houlihan spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Bill Houlihan's election campaign committee, Houlihan Campaign Fund, spent $2,496 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Houlihan's committee spent the most on dinner in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,306) going to Saputo's Italian Foods in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Houlihan's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Dinner
$1,306
52.3%
Donations
$500
20%
Dionation
$450
18%
Electronic filing
$240
9.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Saputo's Italian Foods
2017-08-16
$1,306
Dinner
Frontiers International Springfield Club
2017-08-01
$450
Dionation
Springfield Fire
2017-08-01
$250
Donations
Union Sportsmen Alliance
2017-09-21
$250
Donations
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2017-09-29
$240
Electronic filing

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