Cappleman's committee spent the most on consulting fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,500) going to Stacy Pratt in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cappleman's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting fees
$4,500
50.8%
Gala sponsorship
$1,750
19.8%
Database software
$855
9.7%
Election day meals
$751
8.5%
Aldermanic enewsletter
$334
3.8%
Credit card processing fees
$302
3.4%
Utilities
$218
2.5%
Event ticket purchase
$150
1.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Equality Illinois PAC
2016-02-01
$1,750
Gala sponsorship
Stacy Pratt
2016-01-04
$1,500
Consulting fees
Stacy Pratt
2016-02-08
$1,500
Consulting fees
Stacy Pratt
2016-03-01
$1,500
Consulting fees
NGP Software
2016-02-05
$855
Database software
Subway
2016-03-14
$751
Election day meals
Comcast Communications
2016-03-17
$218
Utilities
Equality Illinois PAC
2016-02-08
$150
Event ticket purchase
Constant Contact
2016-01-25
$111
Aldermanic enewsletter
Constant Contact
2016-03-01
$111
Aldermanic enewsletter
Constant Contact
2016-03-24
$111
Aldermanic enewsletter
First Data Merchant Services
2016-03-03
$88
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2016-01-04
$50
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2016-02-03
$49
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2016-01-04
$49
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2016-03-03
$20
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2016-01-04
$19
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2016-02-03
$19
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2016-03-03
$3
Credit card processing fees
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