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

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Republican Ben Braun's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Judge Ben Braun, spent $17,380 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Braun's committee spent the most on yard signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,635) going to Union Signs & Printing in Joliet. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Braun's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Yard signs
$7,635
43.9%
Consulting
$4,500
25.9%
Fund raising (food)
$3,091
17.8%
Fund raising advertisement
$1,100
6.3%
Website expenses
$405
2.3%
Sponsorships
$175
1%
Credit card donation fees
$171
1%
Copies
$130
0.8%
Ink supplies
$114
0.7%
Postage
$50
0.3%
Supplies
$8
< 0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Union Signs & Printing
2018-06-23
$7,635
Yard signs
Cor Strategies
2018-06-01
$2,000
Consulting
CD & Me
2018-06-07
$1,683
Fund raising (food)
Cor Strategies
2018-04-26
$1,500
Consulting
CL Graphics
2018-05-15
$1,000
Fund raising advertisement
Cor Strategies
2018-04-06
$1,000
Consulting
Cemeno's Pizza
2018-04-06
$667
Fund raising (food)
CD & Me
2018-06-14
$511
Fund raising (food)
Net Galaxy Studios
2018-04-01
$405
Website expenses
Madori's Liquor
2018-04-16
$229
Fund raising (food)
Will County Bar Association
2018-06-16
$175
Sponsorships
Office Depot
2018-04-05
$130
Copies
Office Depot
2018-04-05
$114
Ink supplies
Anedot Inc
2018-06-11
$111
Credit card donation fees
Will County Bar Association
2018-04-26
$100
Fund raising advertisement
Office Depot
2018-04-05
$50
Postage
Anedot Inc
2018-06-18
$40
Credit card donation fees
Anedot Inc
2018-06-25
$19
Credit card donation fees
Office Depot
2018-04-05
$8
Supplies

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