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How did Ben Braun spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Republican Ben Braun's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Judge Ben Braun, spent $6,645 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Braun's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 64.2% of this total ($1,489) going to Cook Multimedia in Ottawa. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Braun's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$2,318
34.9%
Photography
$900
13.5%
Website expenses
$682
10.3%
T-shirts
$681
10.3%
Supplies
$575
8.7%
Postage
$355
5.3%
Office supplies
$315
4.7%
Hall rental for raising funds
$250
3.8%
Food
$226
3.4%
Donations
$175
2.6%
Parade candy
$114
1.7%
Golf outing - dinner
$50
0.8%

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
Cook Multimedia
2017-09-04
$806
Printing
Cook Multimedia
2017-08-12
$682
Printing
Godaddy.com
2017-07-08
$682
Website expenses
Matt Ferguson Photography
2017-07-20
$450
Photography
Matt Ferguson Photography
2017-08-12
$450
Photography
Action Sports
2017-09-01
$379
T-shirts
Vista Print
2017-09-09
$260
Printing
Peterino's
2017-09-05
$250
Hall rental for raising funds
Vista Print
2017-08-22
$185
Printing
Office Depot
2017-08-30
$175
Office supplies
Frankfort Chamber of Commerce
2017-07-11
$175
Donations
Office Depot
2017-08-30
$156
Postage
Officsupply.com
2017-08-19
$156
Supplies
United States Post Office
2017-09-09
$149
Postage
J.C. Penny
2017-07-09
$135
T-shirts
Action Sports
2017-07-28
$128
T-shirts
Officsupply.com
2017-08-28
$127
Supplies
Flossmoor Station
2017-08-29
$119
Food
Meijer
2017-08-26
$116
Office supplies
Greco Nut & Candy
2017-07-03
$114
Parade candy
Officsupply.com
2017-08-19
$104
Supplies
Vista Print
2017-09-03
$104
Printing
Vista Print
2017-08-22
$98
Printing
Greco Nut & Candy
2017-08-30
$84
Supplies
Office Depot
2017-08-30
$67
Printing

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