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How did Joseph P Joe Bruscato spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Joseph P Joe Bruscato's election campaign committee, Friends of Joe Bruscato, spent $16,378 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Bruscato's committee spent the most on production media expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,127) going to KMK Media Group in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bruscato's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Production media expenses
$6,127
37.4%
Fund raising (food)
$1,965
12%
Printing
$1,077
6.6%
Parade sponsorship
$1,000
6.1%
Golf outings
$864
5.3%
Social media
$850
5.2%
Social media marketing
$850
5.2%
Postage
$482
2.9%
Return of contribution overage
$400
2.4%
Sign posts
$373
2.3%
Yard sign posts
$331
2%
Social media boost
$310
1.9%
Fund raising entertainment
$300
1.8%
Donation to family justice center fundraiser
$250
1.5%
Parade and fireworks sponsorship
$250
1.5%
Golf outing hole sponsorship
$245
1.5%
Parade expenses candy, tape, streamers
$232
1.4%
Car rental for large signs
$226
1.4%
Raise the roof annual event
$212
1.3%
Stamps for thank you notes
$30
0.2%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KMK Media Group
2018-08-24
$2,540
Production media expenses
St Ambrogio Society
2018-09-11
$1,965
Fund raising (food)
KMK Media Group
2018-07-18
$1,670
Production media expenses
KMK Media Group
2018-07-18
$1,300
Production media expenses
Twin Towers
2018-07-09
$1,077
Printing
Rockford Labor Day Committee
2018-08-31
$1,000
Parade sponsorship
KMK Media Group
2018-08-10
$850
Social media marketing
KMK Media Group
2018-07-18
$650
Social media
KMK Media Group
2018-08-24
$617
Production media expenses
U.S. Postal Service
2018-08-17
$482
Postage
Richard Provi
2018-09-28
$400
Return of contribution overage
Farm and Fleet
2018-08-28
$373
Sign posts
Farm and Fleet
2018-09-06
$331
Yard sign posts
Plumbers and Pipefitters UA Local #23
2018-07-02
$300
Golf outings
Vince Amore Productions
2018-09-11
$300
Fund raising entertainment
City of Rockford
2018-09-11
$250
Donation to family justice center fundraiser
Facebook
2018-09-21
$250
Social media boost
Rockford Fourth of July Committee
2018-07-06
$250
Parade and fireworks sponsorship
Greg Lindmark Foundation
2018-08-06
$245
Golf outing hole sponsorship
Italian Womens open
2018-09-24
$245
Golf outings
Meijer
2018-07-31
$232
Parade expenses candy, tape, streamers
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company
2018-08-15
$226
Car rental for large signs
Rockford Promise
2018-09-14
$212
Raise the roof annual event
KMK Media Group
2018-07-18
$200
Social media
Rockford Cosmopolitan Club
2018-09-27
$160
Golf outings

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