Mendoza's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with 55.2% of this total ($16,309) going to Lauren Peters in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mendoza's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$29,548
32.1%
Fundraising services
$20,000
21.7%
Research services
$15,000
16.3%
Employee payroll taxes
$7,662
8.3%
Mileage expenses
$3,193
3.5%
Software platform
$2,415
2.6%
Printing
$2,402
2.6%
State taxes
$1,657
1.8%
Employment payroll taxes
$1,519
1.7%
Equipment - purchase
$1,380
1.5%
Advertising - digital
$1,258
1.4%
Website expenses
$1,200
1.3%
Graphic design
$976
1.1%
Candidate lodging
$647
0.7%
Meals
$569
0.6%
Accounting fees
$500
0.5%
Check cancelled by company
$500
0.5%
Venue
$400
0.4%
Merchant transaction fee
$326
0.4%
Event tickets
$250
0.3%
T-shirts
$231
0.3%
Food and beverage expenses
$212
0.2%
Air fare - candidate
$201
0.2%
Staff lodging
$80
< 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
Global Strategy Group, LLC
2016-01-25
$15,000
Research services
KJD Strategies
2016-01-06
$10,000
Fundraising services
KJD Strategies
2016-02-10
$10,000
Fundraising services
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2016-02-19
$2,402
Printing
Lauren Peters
2016-03-14
$2,329
Payroll
Lauren Peters
2016-02-11
$2,329
Payroll
Lauren Peters
2016-01-14
$2,329
Payroll
Lauren Peters
2016-02-29
$2,329
Payroll
Lauren Peters
2016-03-31
$2,329
Payroll
Lauren Peters
2016-01-29
$2,329
Payroll
Lauren Peters
2016-01-05
$2,329
Payroll
Susana Mendoza
2016-03-10
$1,656
Mileage expenses
Susana Mendoza
2016-02-05
$1,536
Mileage expenses
United States Treasury
2016-02-29
$1,519
Employment payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2016-01-14
$1,519
Employee payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2016-02-11
$1,519
Employee payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2016-02-29
$1,519
Employee payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2016-01-28
$1,519
Employee payroll taxes
United States Treasury
2016-03-26
$1,519
Employee payroll taxes
Andre J. Washington
2016-03-31
$1,096
Payroll
Andre J. Washington
2016-01-29
$1,096
Payroll
Andre J. Washington
2016-02-29
$1,096
Payroll
Andre J. Washington
2016-03-14
$1,096
Payroll
Andre J. Washington
2016-02-11
$1,096
Payroll
Andre J. Washington
2016-01-14
$1,096
Payroll
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