Ubers, club dues and restaurants: How Boston city councilors spend campaign donations

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City councilors tend to spend most of their campaign funds on things donors expect: consultants, advertising, office costs. They also spend thousands of dollars getting around town, hobnobbing at dinners and clubs, and on donations to nonprofits in their districts. And there's the coffee — lots of coffee.

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