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How did Maurice A West II spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Maurice A West II's election campaign committee, Citizens for Maurice West II, spent $18,105 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

West's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,677) going to Vance Printing in Beloit. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how West's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$7,677
42.4%
Campaign staff
$2,678
14.8%
Billboard expenses
$1,910
10.6%
Graphic design
$1,172
6.5%
Brochures
$814
4.5%
Yard signs
$800
4.4%
T-shirts
$772
4.3%
Computer software
$750
4.1%
Principal payment, west
$500
2.8%
Newspaper advertising
$225
1.2%
Website expenses
$219
1.2%
Robo calls
$210
1.2%
Cell phones
$183
1%
Utilities
$163
0.9%
Office supplies
$28
0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Vance Printing
2018-03-20
$3,645
Mailing
Vance Printing
2018-02-15
$2,688
Mailing
Vance Printing
2018-03-05
$1,344
Mailing
Lamar Digital & Print Advertising
2018-03-01
$1,340
Billboard expenses
Mark A. West d/b/a MarQuest Graphics
2018-03-05
$787
Graphic design
VoteBuilder Software/App
2018-02-09
$750
Computer software
Lamar Digital & Print Advertising
2018-03-08
$570
Billboard expenses
Tiffany Kent
2018-03-23
$531
Campaign staff
Maurice & Sharon West
2018-03-13
$500
Principal payment, west
Gwen Lashock
2018-03-21
$457
Campaign staff
Vance Printing
2018-03-08
$425
Yard signs
Yackle Tees & Custom Apparel
2018-03-09
$394
T-shirts
Mark A. West d/b/a MarQuest Graphics
2018-01-26
$385
Graphic design
Yackle Tees & Custom Apparel
2018-03-19
$377
T-shirts
Vance Printing
2018-01-29
$375
Yard signs
Vance Printing
2018-02-28
$374
Brochures
Michael Griswold
2018-03-12
$320
Campaign staff
Vance Printing
2018-02-14
$290
Brochures
Michael Griswold
2018-03-28
$250
Campaign staff
Michael Griswold
2018-03-28
$240
Campaign staff
Michael Griswold
2018-03-12
$230
Campaign staff
El Tiempo Newspaper
2018-03-26
$225
Newspaper advertising
Michael Griswold
2018-02-19
$221
Campaign staff
Tiffany Kent
2018-03-06
$216
Campaign staff
Tiffany Kent
2018-03-14
$212
Campaign staff

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