Austin's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,881) going to KJd Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Austin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$6,881
50.2%
Foods for ministers and elections
$2,500
18.2%
Seniors events
$2,413
17.6%
Meals
$846
6.2%
Donations
$655
4.8%
Lunchoen for staff
$416
3%
Table 2 below shows the top 6 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJd Strategies
2016-01-04
$6,881
Consulting
Sam's Food
2016-03-14
$2,500
Foods for ministers and elections
Black Ensemble
2016-01-11
$2,413
Seniors events
Metropolitan Club
2016-03-02
$846
Meals
Amid
2016-03-10
$655
Donations
Metropolitan Club
2016-02-23
$416
Lunchoen for staff