Harris's committee spent the most on software expense in the quarter, with all those payments ($970) going to Aristotle, Inc. in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Harris's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Software expense
$970
17.3%
Phone and internet--district office
$634
11.3%
Subscription to capitol fax
$500
8.9%
Sponsorship ad
$500
8.9%
Full page ad
$475
8.5%
Gala ad
$450
8%
1/8 page ad
$375
6.7%
Sponsorships
$300
5.3%
Event sponsorship
$250
4.5%
Ribfest sponsorship
$250
4.5%
Subscriptions
$250
4.5%
Meals/entertainment
$245
4.4%
Cellphone usage
$192
3.4%
Office supplies
$166
3%
Easter egg hunt
$65
1.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Comcast
2016-01-30
$634
Phone and internet--district office
Ahead Of Our Time Publishing, Inc.
2016-01-09
$500
Subscription to capitol fax
Umh&s Foundation
2016-03-30
$500
Sponsorship ad
Equality Illinois Education Project
2016-01-04
$450
Gala ad
North Center Chamber of Commerce
2016-03-14
$375
1/8 page ad
Aristotle, Inc.
2016-02-08
$323
Software expense
Aristotle, Inc.
2016-01-07
$323
Software expense
Aristotle, Inc.
2016-03-04
$315
Software expense
Square Roots
2016-03-14
$300
Sponsorships
Communities United
2016-01-09
$275
Full page ad
Jane Addams Senior Caucus
2016-03-14
$250
Event sponsorship
North Center Chamber of Commerce
2016-03-14
$250
Ribfest sponsorship
The Illinois Observer. Inc.
2016-01-20
$250
Subscriptions
Augies Front Burner
2016-03-20
$245
Meals/entertainment
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
2016-01-09
$200
Full page ad
Staples
2016-03-20
$166
Office supplies
Verizon North, Inc.
2016-01-30
$96
Cellphone usage
Verizon North, Inc.
2016-03-20
$96
Cellphone usage
North Center Chamber of Commerce
2016-03-14
$65
Easter egg hunt
Aristotle, Inc.
2016-03-22
$8
Software expense
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