Dowell's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 72.7% of this total ($39,142) going to Bamani Obedele in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dowell's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$53,828
44%
Fund raising advertisement
$30,749
25.1%
Meals
$8,864
7.2%
Rent
$5,001
4.1%
Equipment rental
$4,757
3.9%
Donations
$3,665
3%
Computer purchases
$2,568
2.1%
Hall rental for raising funds
$2,476
2%
Car rental
$2,224
1.8%
Repairs & maintenance
$1,953
1.6%
Insurance
$1,565
1.3%
Telephone expenses
$1,406
1.2%
Clerical services
$1,000
0.8%
Accounting fees
$750
0.6%
Rental of equipment
$704
0.6%
Security
$362
0.3%
Utilities
$240
0.2%
Rent- meet and greet
$200
0.2%
Office supplies
$87
< 0.1%
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
eF Design Group
2016-02-09
$9,950
Fund raising advertisement
Breaker Press Company Inc
2016-03-15
$7,000
Fund raising advertisement
Bamani Obedele
2016-03-16
$6,670
Campaign work
Breaker Press Company Inc
2016-03-08
$4,796
Fund raising advertisement
Cleavie Seymour
2016-03-08
$4,796
Campaign work
Leila Wills
2016-01-27
$3,458
Fund raising advertisement
Bamani Obedele
2016-03-02
$3,144
Campaign work
Goshen Community Connections Corp
2016-02-10
$3,000
Campaign work
L-Technology Enterprises, Inc
2016-03-30
$2,568
Computer purchases
Bamani Obedele
2016-03-21
$2,530
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-03-15
$2,500
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-03-09
$2,292
Campaign work
Josephine's Cooking
2016-02-19
$2,271
Meals
Bamani Obedele
2016-02-29
$2,264
Campaign work
Isaetta Walton
2016-02-26
$2,224
Car rental
Robert Charles
2016-03-16
$2,200
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-03-14
$2,040
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-03-07
$2,040
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-02-19
$2,034
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-02-10
$2,020
Campaign work
Kurth Lampe Worldwide
2016-03-16
$2,000
Campaign work
South Central Medical Center
2016-03-16
$2,000
Rent
Malik Sahi Inc
2016-03-15
$1,987
Meals
Bamani Obedele
2016-02-18
$1,895
Campaign work
eF Design Group
2016-03-14
$1,685
Fund raising advertisement
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