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How did Jake Castanza spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Jake Castanza's election campaign committee, Friends of Jake Castanza, spent $48,595 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Castanza's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with 31.2% of this total ($7,875) going to Michael Ortiz in Dixon. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Castanza's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$25,275
52%
Consulting
$8,000
16.5%
Payroll
$3,100
6.4%
Field work
$2,250
4.6%
Utilities
$2,250
4.6%
Rent
$1,750
3.6%
Uncategorized expenses
$1,350
2.8%
Computer software
$960
2%
Promotional items
$921
1.9%
Photography
$892
1.8%
Office supplies
$583
1.2%
Sponsorships
$500
1%
Postage
$500
1%
Phones
$176
0.4%
Cell phones
$88
0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Edward McCullough
2018-04-30
$5,750
Consulting
Michael Ortiz
2018-04-30
$2,250
Staff salaries
Michael Ortiz
2018-05-14
$2,250
Staff salaries
Michael Ortiz
2018-06-29
$2,250
Staff salaries
Michael Ortiz
2018-05-31
$2,250
Field work
Michael Ortiz
2018-06-14
$2,250
Utilities
Benjamin Staton
2018-04-04
$2,000
Staff salaries
Edward McCullough
2018-06-28
$1,750
Staff salaries
Edward McCullough
2018-05-25
$1,750
Rent
Cassandra Baars
2018-04-04
$1,350
Staff salaries
Cassandra Baars
2018-04-13
$1,350
Uncategorized expenses
Cassandra Baars
2018-04-30
$1,350
Staff salaries
Cassandra Baars
2018-05-14
$1,350
Staff salaries
Cassandra Baars
2018-05-31
$1,350
Staff salaries
Judith Vecchio
2018-06-26
$1,200
Staff salaries
Judith Vecchio
2018-06-30
$1,200
Payroll
Michael Ortiz
2018-04-13
$1,125
Staff salaries
Sean Sanders
2018-06-14
$1,100
Payroll
Sean Sanders
2018-06-28
$1,100
Staff salaries
Sean Sanders
2018-05-31
$1,100
Staff salaries
Sean Sanders
2018-05-14
$1,000
Staff salaries
Ngp Van
2018-05-21
$960
Computer software
PhotoProse
2018-06-02
$892
Photography
Bennett Freeze
2018-05-31
$800
Staff salaries
Bennett Freeze
2018-05-14
$800
Staff salaries

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