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How did Paul Schimpf spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Republican Paul Schimpf's election campaign committee, Citizens for Schimpf, spent $14,747 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Schimpf's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,600) going to Etsnyre, Lp in Centralia. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Schimpf's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$3,600
24.4%
Office sign
$2,500
17%
Donations
$1,750
11.9%
Newspaper advertising
$1,628
11%
Fund raising (food)
$1,628
11%
Utilities
$661
4.5%
Hotel accomodation
$484
3.3%
Postage
$352
2.4%
Air fare
$332
2.3%
Website expenses
$267
1.8%
Signs
$252
1.7%
Advertising -postcards
$228
1.6%
Ad books
$212
1.4%
Office appliance
$205
1.4%
Office electrical/inspection repairs
$182
1.2%
Fund. food
$129
0.9%
Magazine advertising
$125
0.9%
Ad book-fair
$92
0.6%
Food supplies
$74
0.5%
Donation processing fee
$42
0.3%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Summit Sign & Graphics
2018-07-06
$2,500
Office sign
The W
2018-08-29
$1,628
Fund raising (food)
Etsnyre, Lp
2018-08-23
$1,200
Rent
Etsnyre, Lp
2018-09-24
$1,200
Rent
Etsnyre, Lp
2018-07-26
$1,200
Rent
Republic-Times LLC
2018-07-31
$559
Newspaper advertising
Deborah Hoelscher
2018-07-27
$500
Donations
Melanie Johnson
2018-07-27
$500
Donations
Marc Kiehna
2018-07-27
$500
Donations
Courtyard by Marriott
2018-08-16
$484
Hotel accomodation
Republic-Times LLC
2018-09-04
$474
Newspaper advertising
Southwest Airlines
2018-08-16
$332
Air fare
Monroe County Independent
2018-08-21
$321
Newspaper advertising
Designs Unlimited
2018-09-18
$252
Signs
Community Foundation of Randolph County
2018-09-17
$250
Donations
K&D Printing
2018-07-26
$228
Advertising -postcards
Home Depot
2018-08-22
$205
Office appliance
Ebers Electrical and Locksmithing
2018-07-03
$182
Office electrical/inspection repairs
Monroe County Independent
2018-09-14
$161
Newspaper advertising
USPS Waterloo
2018-07-09
$150
Postage
USPS Waterloo
2018-09-11
$150
Postage
Harrisonville Telephone Company
2018-07-26
$146
Utilities
Walmart
2018-07-23
$129
Fund. food
Pinckneyville Press
2018-09-04
$125
Magazine advertising
County Journal
2018-07-15
$124
Ad books

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