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

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Democratic Paul Stoddard's election campaign committee, Citizens For Stoddard, spent $11,871 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Stoddard's committee spent the most on social media advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,500) going to Viamedia in Lexington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stoddard's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Social media advertising
$7,500
63.2%
Yard signs
$2,280
19.2%
Fund raising (food)
$518
4.4%
Reimbursement for democrats day breakfast sponsorship
$500
4.2%
T-shirts
$442
3.7%
Advertising - online news site
$400
3.4%
Promotional items
$194
1.6%
Reimbursement for supplies
$36
0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Viamedia
2018-09-13
$3,750
Social media advertising
Viamedia
2018-09-14
$3,750
Social media advertising
Vance Printing
2018-08-07
$2,280
Yard signs
Sorrento's Restaurant
2018-07-30
$518
Fund raising (food)
Randi Olson
2018-07-10
$500
Reimbursement for democrats day breakfast sponsorship
Minute Man Press
2018-08-14
$442
T-shirts
DeKalb County Online
2018-07-26
$400
Advertising - online news site
Vance Printing
2018-08-10
$194
Promotional items
Randi Olson
2018-07-10
$36
Reimbursement for supplies

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