Martinez's committee spent the most on fundraisers in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,737) going to LaVilla Banquets in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Martinez's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraisers
$3,737
26.1%
Office equipment
$1,211
8.5%
Air fare - candidate
$1,128
7.9%
Telephones
$1,054
7.4%
Sponsorships
$1,000
7%
Candidate lodging
$921
6.4%
Donations
$500
3.5%
Invitations for the fundraiser
$495
3.5%
Transportation
$468
3.3%
Storage
$458
3.2%
Fund raising entertainment
$450
3.2%
Office supplies
$401
2.8%
Gasoline
$342
2.4%
Interest payment
$314
2.2%
Meals/meeting with business leaders
$283
2%
Mailing
$264
1.9%
Computer services
$207
1.5%
Flowers for funeral
$186
1.3%
Internet access
$180
1.3%
Subscriptions
$150
1.1%
Tansportation
$132
0.9%
Computer - maintenance
$120
0.8%
Meals/meeting with community leaders
$114
0.8%
Membership
$100
0.7%
Meals/ meeting with staff
$52
0.4%
Travel insurance
$33
0.2%
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
LaVilla Banquets
2016-02-26
$3,737
Fundraisers
1 World Sports
2016-02-25
$1,000
Sponsorships
Apple Store
2016-03-05
$989
Office equipment
American Airlines
2016-03-01
$514
Air fare - candidate
Kaila Designs
2016-02-08
$495
Invitations for the fundraiser
United Airlines
2016-01-03
$478
Air fare - candidate
Fountainbleau Resort Maimi Beach
2016-03-10
$460
Candidate lodging
Fountainbleau Resort Maimi Beach
2016-03-05
$460
Candidate lodging
Luis Rosado
2016-02-26
$450
Fund raising entertainment
Multi-Products Distribution, Inc.
2016-03-09
$401
Office supplies
AT&T Bill Payment
2016-02-18
$357
Telephones
AT&T Bill Payment
2016-03-22
$353
Telephones
AT&T Bill Payment
2016-01-21
$343
Telephones
Shelia Alvarez
2016-02-26
$300
Donations
Cowl
2016-02-18
$229
Storage
The Lock Up Storage Centers
2016-01-21
$229
Storage
Micro Center
2016-03-19
$221
Office equipment
Rincon Family Services
2016-02-29
$200
Donations
Flowers by Born Ltd
2016-01-05
$186
Flowers for funeral
Internet Domain Name Services
2016-01-07
$180
Internet access
Chicago Suntimes
2016-03-06
$150
Subscriptions
Capital One, FSB
2016-01-25
$143
Interest payment
Uber
2016-03-21
$132
Tansportation
Apple Store
2016-02-08
$120
Computer - maintenance
Capital One, FSB
2016-02-22
$107
Interest payment
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