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How did John M Cabello spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Republican John M Cabello's election campaign committee, Citizens for John M Cabello, spent $12,473 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Cabello's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Jim Thacker in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabello's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$5,000
40.1%
Food
$1,746
14%
Staff salaries
$1,500
12%
Donations
$1,200
9.6%
Lease payments
$1,173
9.4%
Candidate lodging
$722
5.8%
Office supplies
$631
5.1%
Accounting fees
$500
4%

Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jim Thacker
2018-05-21
$5,000
Consulting
Chad Erickson
2018-06-20
$1,500
Staff salaries
Franchesco's Restornate
2018-06-25
$1,378
Food
Policeman's Ball
2018-06-25
$1,200
Donations
GM Financing
2018-04-09
$586
Lease payments
GM Financing
2018-06-15
$586
Lease payments
Sun Beam Window Cleaners
2018-05-07
$586
Office supplies
Donald Lee
2018-04-06
$500
Accounting fees
Hilton Hotel
2018-05-29
$420
Candidate lodging
Saputo's
2018-05-11
$367
Food
Hilton Hotel
2018-05-29
$301
Candidate lodging
Sun Beam Window Cleaners
2018-04-09
$15
Office supplies
Sun Beam Window Cleaners
2018-04-30
$15
Office supplies
Jim Thacker
2018-05-29
$15
Office supplies

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