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

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Democratic Bill Houlihan's election campaign committee, Houlihan Campaign Fund, spent $12,341 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Houlihan's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 24.7% of this total ($1,000) going to Dennis Smith Legacy Foundation in Manteno. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Houlihan's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$4,050
32.8%
Campaign equipment
$3,568
28.9%
Campaign services
$3,500
28.4%
Printing
$463
3.8%
Refunds
$400
3.2%
Electronic filing
$360
2.9%

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
Best Buy
2018-04-25
$3,568
Campaign equipment
Dennis Smith Legacy Foundation
2018-06-07
$1,000
Donations
Illinois House Democratic Women's Caucus
2018-05-24
$1,000
Donations
Mariah & Kevin McGuire
2018-04-27
$1,000
Campaign services
Mariah & Kevin McGuire
2018-05-27
$1,000
Campaign services
Mariah & Kevin McGuire
2018-06-24
$1,000
Campaign services
Illinois Innocence Project
2018-05-07
$600
Donations
John Houlihan
2018-06-19
$500
Campaign services
A & B Printing
2018-06-26
$463
Printing
James M. Marchesi
2018-04-09
$400
Refunds
Wsec-tv
2018-05-07
$400
Donations
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2018-05-24
$360
Electronic filing
Southern Region CRCC Scholarship Fund
2018-06-07
$300
Donations
Domestic Violence Association
2018-05-11
$250
Donations
Elizabeth Ann Seton Program
2018-04-28
$250
Donations
Southern Illinois University Foundation
2018-04-26
$250
Donations

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