McGowan's committee spent the most on printing/yard signs in the quarter, with 50.7% of this total ($2,055) going to Ac Signs & Consulting, Llc in Elk Grove Village,. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McGowan's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing/yard signs
$4,055
22.6%
Reception/hall rental for 2/18 reception
$1,980
11%
Printing
$1,513
8.4%
Fundraising - 2/18/2016 reception expense
$1,500
8.3%
Loan repayment from 9/15/2015 - paid in full
$1,500
8.3%
Printing - posters
$1,080
6%
Printing/yard signs/mcgowan - taliaferro
$1,000
5.6%
Postage/reception expense
$539
3%
Ad - gotv
$500
2.8%
Ad - election
$400
2.2%
Community relations
$300
1.7%
Donations
$300
1.7%
Election day - gotv
$300
1.7%
Telephone service
$287
1.6%
Printing/2/18/2016 reception
$281
1.6%
Election expenses/gas reimbursement/lunch for volunteers
$258
1.4%
Deposit/reception 2/18/2016
$250
1.4%
Photography/reception 2-18
$250
1.4%
Election expense/office supplies/gas/volunteer refreshments/printing reimb
$207
1.2%
Campaign items/lip balm/reimbursed to b ramsey
$202
1.1%
Printing - gotv
$200
1.1%
Gotv - election
$200
1.1%
Ed-gotv - signage
$200
1.1%
Post office box rental fee
$196
1.1%
Envelope/reimbursed b. ramsey
$126
0.7%
Printer ink/expense for 10-18 recpetion/invitation printing/reimbursed b. ramsey
$104
0.6%
Reimb. for gift cards/ donation for 33rd & 27th ward events
$100
0.6%
Printing ed cards
$94
0.5%
Printer ink/10-18-2016 invite printing/reimbursed b. ramsey
$60
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Ac Signs & Consulting, Llc
2016-03-02
$2,055
Printing/yard signs
Government Solutions
2016-02-22
$2,000
Printing/yard signs
Jake's Melnick
2016-02-29
$1,980
Reception/hall rental for 2/18 reception
Ccs Partners
2016-01-15
$1,500
Fundraising - 2/18/2016 reception expense
Barbara McGowan
2016-03-11
$1,500
Loan repayment from 9/15/2015 - paid in full
Ac Signs & Consulting, Llc
2016-03-07
$1,255
Printing
First Impressions of Chicago
2016-02-10
$1,080
Printing - posters
Government Solutions
2016-02-25
$1,000
Printing/yard signs/mcgowan - taliaferro
U.s. Postmaster
2016-01-22
$539
Postage/reception expense
Chicago Crusader
2016-03-11
$500
Ad - gotv
Austin Voice Newspaper
2016-03-21
$400
Ad - election
Clean Water For Flint
2016-02-01
$300
Community relations
The Alliance
2016-03-03
$300
Donations
The Coalition
2016-03-10
$300
Election day - gotv
Bullitt Print Solutions
2016-01-20
$281
Printing/2/18/2016 reception
Donna Watson
2016-03-19
$258
Election expenses/gas reimbursement/lunch for volunteers
Jake's Melnick
2016-01-12
$250
Deposit/reception 2/18/2016
Jerome Photography
2016-02-26
$250
Photography/reception 2-18
Brenda Ramsey
2016-03-21
$207
Election expense/office supplies/gas/volunteer refreshments/printing reimb
Bulk Apothecary
2016-02-04
$202
Campaign items/lip balm/reimbursed to b ramsey
Cedeno Graphic Studio
2016-03-10
$200
Printing - gotv
Rickey Hendon
2016-02-24
$200
Gotv - election
Wesley Watson
2016-03-11
$200
Ed-gotv - signage
U.s. Postmaster
2016-01-06
$196
Post office box rental fee
Bronzeville Signs & Printing
2016-02-25
$158
Printing
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