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How did Gary Caruana spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Republican Gary Caruana's election campaign committee, Caruana for Winnebago County Sheriff, spent $18,128 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Caruana's committee spent the most on golf outing july 14,2017 in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,011) going to Swanhills Golf Course in Belvidere. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Caruana's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outing july 14,2017
$6,011
33.2%
Staff salaries
$3,500
19.3%
Fund raising (food)
$3,140
17.3%
Banners, stakes and signs
$1,462
8.1%
Accounting fees for audit
$1,400
7.7%
Food
$1,120
6.2%
Magazine advertising
$495
2.7%
Donations
$400
2.2%
Computer services
$200
1.1%
Hole sponsor
$200
1.1%
Golf playday corporate sponsor
$200
1.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Swanhills Golf Course
2017-07-13
$6,011
Golf outing july 14,2017
Neighbors Bar and Grill
2017-07-22
$2,600
Fund raising (food)
Jim Thacker
2017-09-01
$2,000
Staff salaries
Interstate Graphics Inc,
2017-07-22
$1,462
Banners, stakes and signs
WIPFLi LLP
2017-07-03
$1,400
Accounting fees for audit
Giovanni's Restaurant and Convention Center
2017-09-20
$1,120
Food
Jim Thacker
2017-08-14
$1,000
Staff salaries
Subway Corporation
2017-07-10
$540
Fund raising (food)
Molly Hooker
2017-09-15
$500
Staff salaries
Festa Italiana Committee
2017-08-14
$495
Magazine advertising
Mercy Health Development Foundation
2017-09-29
$400
Donations
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Local 792 PAC Fu
2017-08-19
$200
Hole sponsor
Venetian Club
2017-07-22
$200
Golf playday corporate sponsor
MailChimp
2017-07-19
$50
Computer services
MailChimp
2017-08-18
$50
Computer services
MailChimp
2017-08-21
$50
Computer services
MailChimp
2017-09-18
$50
Computer services

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