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How did Brandon Phelps spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Brandon Phelps's election campaign committee, Brandon Phelps for State Representative, spent $64,883 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Phelps's committee spent the most on fundraisers in the quarter, with 77.6% of this total ($16,461) going to Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Phelps's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraisers
$21,201
32.7%
Donations
$6,074
9.4%
Food
$3,924
6.1%
Consulting
$3,590
5.5%
Golf outings
$2,539
3.9%
Transportation
$2,495
3.9%
Rent
$2,400
3.7%
Car payment
$2,336
3.6%
Lodging
$2,279
3.5%
Rent and utilities
$1,487
2.3%
Campaign material
$1,372
2.1%
Phone services
$1,263
2%
Campaign services
$1,240
1.9%
Sponsor and raffle
$1,000
1.5%
Phone bill
$999
1.5%
Printing
$972
1.5%
Fundraising dinner
$960
1.5%
Tranportation
$699
1.1%
Conference
$697
1.1%
Ncsl conference
$625
1%
Internet access
$595
0.9%
Office supplies
$568
0.9%
Golf team and hole sponsor
$500
0.8%
Doination
$500
0.8%
Membership
$456
0.7%
Transoprtationj
$400
0.6%
Team and hole sponsor
$400
0.6%
Events
$360
0.6%
Easter egg hunt donaiton
$300
0.5%
Advertising
$300
0.5%
Administrative day
$250
0.4%
Ad program donation
$250
0.4%
Sponsorships
$250
0.4%
Supplies
$233
0.4%
Health fair donation
$200
0.3%
Frame herrin resolution
$185
0.3%
Gasoline
$173
0.3%
Tickets
$163
0.3%
Funeral flowers
$162
0.3%
Postage
$159
0.3%
Birthday
$100
0.2%
Flowers
$97
0.2%
Dinner for staff
$65
0.1%
Staff lunch
$30
< 0.1%
Travel
$25
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Victoria National Golf Club
2017-05-19
$15,403
Fundraisers
Kelli Ahrens
2017-05-04
$3,600
Fundraisers
KWR Ventures
2017-05-30
$3,590
Consulting
Rend Lake College Golf
2017-06-26
$2,269
Golf outings
Eldorado High School Foundation
2017-04-21
$1,500
Donations
Bdgh
2017-06-01
$1,487
Rent and utilities
Ball and Buck
2017-06-23
$1,372
Campaign material
Hollywood Casino
2017-06-19
$1,139
Fundraisers
Victoria National Golf Club
2017-06-13
$1,057
Fundraisers
Family Counseling Center
2017-04-19
$1,000
Sponsor and raffle
Verizon Wireless
2017-06-28
$999
Phone bill
Cherry Street Printing
2017-04-25
$972
Printing
Wesley Morrison
2017-05-08
$960
Fundraising dinner
JRJ Travels LLC
2017-06-19
$900
Transportation
Delta Air
2017-06-12
$877
Transportation
Verizon Wireless
2017-04-20
$863
Phone services
Hilton St. Louis Ballpark
2017-05-16
$827
Lodging
DPS Properties
2017-06-05
$800
Rent
DPS Properties
2017-05-15
$800
Rent
DPS Properties
2017-04-11
$800
Rent
Ford Credit
2017-06-06
$778
Car payment
Ford Credit
2017-05-08
$778
Car payment
Ford Credit
2017-04-06
$778
Car payment
Chicago Cut Steakhouse
2017-04-19
$772
Food
American Airlines
2017-06-26
$699
Tranportation

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