Hairston's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 85% of this total ($11,319) going to Progressive Solutions Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hairston's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$13,319
51.3%
Election day expenses
$3,020
11.6%
Event expenses
$2,932
11.3%
Holiday party
$1,827
7%
Entertainment
$696
2.7%
Telephones
$592
2.3%
Office supplies
$563
2.2%
Staff lunch
$548
2.1%
Catering
$500
1.9%
Gasoline
$434
1.7%
Email services
$300
1.2%
Field work
$300
1.2%
Contributions
$250
1%
Donations
$190
0.7%
Telephone polling
$177
0.7%
Credit card processing fees
$167
0.6%
Postage
$160
0.6%
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
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2016-03-22
$10,319
Consulting
Rosebud
2016-03-26
$2,932
Event expenses
Subway
2016-03-15
$2,420
Election day expenses
Steve Jensen
2016-03-23
$2,000
Consulting
Ruby Brownstone Enterprises
2016-01-01
$1,827
Holiday party
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2016-01-06
$1,000
Consulting
Chicago Cubs
2016-02-08
$696
Entertainment
Pizza Capri
2016-01-06
$548
Staff lunch
National Office Works
2016-03-26
$460
Office supplies
Dunkin Donuts
2016-03-15
$378
Election day expenses
Tactical Resolutions
2016-03-14
$300
Field work
Greenline Coffee
2016-03-18
$250
Catering
Ivi-ipo
2016-03-25
$250
Contributions
Robust Coffee Lounge
2016-03-18
$250
Catering
Binny's
2016-03-26
$220
Election day expenses
Verizon Wireless
2016-02-10
$179
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2016-03-09
$177
Telephone polling
Verizon Wireless
2016-01-08
$171
Telephones
Lukes
2016-03-26
$165
Gasoline
Hyde Park Historical Society
2016-02-25
$160
Donations
United States Postal Service
2016-02-12
$160
Postage
Mailchimp
2016-03-26
$150
Email services
At & T
2016-02-24
$120
Telephones
At & T
2016-03-25
$120
Telephones
Actblue Illinois
2016-02-01
$118
Credit card processing fees
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