Thompson's committee spent the most on candidate counsel - eddie johnson in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,850) going to Scott P. Erdman, PC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Thompson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Candidate counsel - eddie johnson
$2,850
72.3%
Campaign contributions
$1,090
27.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 2 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Scott P. Erdman, PC
2016-01-12
$2,850
Candidate counsel - eddie johnson
16th Ward Organization
2016-02-29
$1,090
Campaign contributions