Sims's committee spent the most on consultant in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Kjd in Chgo. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sims's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consultant
$5,000
59.3%
Donations
$1,150
13.7%
Election consulting
$800
9.5%
Catering election day
$435
5.2%
Cellular phone
$316
3.8%
Luncheon
$276
3.3%
Cell phones
$250
3%
Catering
$200
2.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Kjd
2016-01-26
$3,000
Consultant
Kjd
2016-02-05
$2,000
Consultant
Aeria Charles
2016-03-17
$800
Election consulting
Dusties Southern Style Restaurant
2016-03-11
$435
Catering election day
Jennifer Artist
2016-01-22
$300
Donations
First Corinthians Church
2016-01-22
$300
Donations
potbelly
2016-02-06
$276
Luncheon
A T & T
2016-02-16
$250
Cell phones
Croe
2016-02-17
$250
Donations
Friends of Eugene Williams
2016-02-12
$200
Donations
Kim Stratton Kitchen
2016-02-09
$200
Catering
A T & T
2016-03-15
$166
Cellular phone
A T & T
2016-01-14
$150
Cellular phone
Chicago Federation of Labor Pac
2016-03-10
$100
Donations