Mitts's committee spent the most on telephone expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($544) going to A T & T in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mitts's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Telephone expenses
$544
42.7%
Newspaper advertising
$430
33.8%
Accounting fees
$300
23.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 3 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
A T & T
2016-01-14
$544
Telephone expenses
The Voice Newspaper
2016-01-06
$430
Newspaper advertising
Shirley Taetle
2016-01-25
$300
Accounting fees
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