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

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Republican Paul Schimpf's election campaign committee, Citizens for Schimpf, spent $27,450 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Schimpf's committee spent the most on fund raising - hall rental/food in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,080) going to The Falls Reception & Conference Center in Columbia. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Schimpf's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising - hall rental/food
$8,080
29.4%
Fund raising - food/hall
$6,932
25.3%
Rent
$3,600
13.1%
Promotional items
$1,677
6.1%
Food
$1,543
5.6%
Newspaper advertising
$1,120
4.1%
Event planner fee
$1,100
4%
Promotional items-mugs
$931
3.4%
Hall rental for raising funds
$500
1.8%
Utilities
$378
1.4%
Christmas cards
$309
1.1%
Rent-storage
$300
1.1%
Website expenses
$267
1%
Security
$250
0.9%
Contribution xmas
$200
0.7%
Postage
$150
0.6%
Post office box
$74
0.3%
Donation fee
$36
0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Falls Reception & Conference Center
2018-10-09
$8,080
Fund raising - hall rental/food
Annbriar Golf Course
2018-10-02
$6,932
Fund raising - food/hall
All Stars N Stitch
2018-10-09
$1,677
Promotional items
Seasons Event Center
2018-11-16
$1,543
Food
Etsnyre, Lp
2018-10-23
$1,200
Rent
Etsnyre, Lp
2018-11-19
$1,200
Rent
Etsnyre, Lp
2018-12-18
$1,200
Rent
Kathy Wills
2018-12-06
$1,100
Event planner fee
4 All Promos
2018-10-19
$931
Promotional items-mugs
Republic-Times
2018-10-01
$730
Newspaper advertising
St. Louis Cardinals
2018-11-28
$500
Hall rental for raising funds
Shutterfly, Inc.
2018-12-03
$309
Christmas cards
Rt. 3 Storage
2018-11-06
$300
Rent-storage
Daniel Pittman
2018-10-29
$250
Security
North County News
2018-10-09
$228
Newspaper advertising
Anvil & Forge Brewing & Distilling Co.
2018-11-28
$200
Contribution xmas
Monroe County Independent
2018-10-09
$161
Newspaper advertising
USPS Waterloo
2018-12-08
$150
Postage
Htc
2018-10-25
$108
Utilities
Htc
2018-11-28
$100
Utilities
NationBuilder
2018-12-18
$89
Website expenses
NationBuilder
2018-11-18
$89
Website expenses
NationBuilder
2018-10-18
$89
Website expenses
City of Waterloo
2018-11-28
$85
Utilities
City of Waterloo
2018-10-25
$83
Utilities

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