Evans's committee spent the most on yard signs in the quarter, with 60.8% of this total ($2,090) going to Stars and Stripes Chicago in Bridgeview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Evans's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Yard signs
$3,440
32%
Website expenses
$1,048
9.8%
T-shirts
$763
7.1%
Cell phones
$714
6.6%
Brochures
$700
6.5%
Food
$668
6.2%
Equipment rental
$534
5%
Auto repair
$479
4.5%
Rental car
$478
4.5%
Trophies for community basketball tournament
$385
3.6%
Gasoline
$350
3.3%
Equipment - purchase
$300
2.8%
Donation - sickle cell support group
$255
2.4%
Donations
$250
2.3%
Candidate lodging
$235
2.2%
Printing
$81
0.8%
Email blast - marketing
$63
0.6%
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
Stars and Stripes Chicago
2016-03-15
$2,090
Yard signs
Breaker Press Co.
2016-03-14
$1,350
Yard signs
Constant Contact
2016-01-07
$786
Website expenses
FASTSIGNS International, Inc.
2016-03-15
$700
Brochures
Stars and Stripes Chicago
2016-01-05
$588
T-shirts
Phillips Chevrolet of Lansing
2016-02-08
$479
Auto repair
CMS Trophies & Plaques
2016-01-14
$385
Trophies for community basketball tournament
Shell Gas Station
2016-01-06
$350
Gasoline
Hooters
2016-01-07
$342
Food
AT&T Store -- Cottage Grove
2016-01-02
$300
Equipment - purchase
Enterprise Rental Car
2016-02-03
$274
Equipment rental
Card and Party Warehouse
2016-03-31
$260
Equipment rental
Women in Support
2016-01-06
$255
Donation - sickle cell support group
Croe
2016-03-28
$250
Donations
Candlewood Suites
2016-03-04
$235
Candidate lodging
AT&T Store -- Cottage Grove
2016-01-03
$234
Cell phones
Enterprise Rental Car
2016-02-19
$217
Rental car
Go Daddy.com, LLC
2016-01-04
$198
Website expenses
Stars and Stripes Chicago
2016-01-06
$174
T-shirts
Peaches Restaurant
2016-02-16
$170
Food
Enterprise Rental Car
2016-01-06
$163
Rental car
AT&T Store -- Cottage Grove
2016-03-31
$160
Cell phones
AT&T Store -- Cottage Grove
2016-02-08
$159
Cell phones
AT&T Store -- Cottage Grove
2016-01-26
$159
Cell phones
Tender Trap Restaurant
2016-03-08
$156
Food
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