Esrig's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($39,010) going to Breaker Press Co. Inc in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Esrig's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$39,010
48.3%
Consulting
$15,360
19%
Advertising
$9,945
12.3%
Printing
$8,667
10.7%
Donations
$4,500
5.6%
Public relations
$800
1%
Fund raising (food)
$755
0.9%
Credit card fees
$611
0.8%
Accounting fees
$525
0.7%
Fundraising
$270
0.3%
Signs
$262
0.3%
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
Breaker Press Co. Inc
2016-02-26
$39,010
Postage
KNI, Inc.
2016-03-07
$4,350
Consulting
KNI, Inc.
2016-03-14
$3,510
Consulting
KNI, Inc.
2016-03-07
$3,287
Printing
Democratic Party of Evanston
2016-02-22
$3,000
Donations
KNI, Inc.
2016-02-02
$3,000
Consulting
Thomas Mannard
2016-01-15
$3,000
Consulting
Emergent Political Consulting LLC
2016-03-23
$2,970
Advertising
Jewish Chicago
2016-02-15
$2,195
Advertising
Emergent Political Consulting LLC
2016-01-18
$1,930
Advertising
Thomas Mannard
2016-02-24
$1,500
Consulting
Mid-City Printing Service
2016-01-15
$1,352
Printing
Breaker Press Co. Inc
2016-02-22
$1,230
Printing
Breaker Press Co. Inc
2016-03-03
$1,150
Printing
Breaker Press Co. Inc
2016-03-17
$1,150
Printing
49th Ward
2016-02-09
$1,000
Donations
Jewish Chicago
2016-02-29
$1,000
Advertising
Evanston Roundtable
2016-02-17
$912
Advertising
Maria Ballantyne
2016-03-16
$800
Public relations
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-02-01
$611
Credit card fees
Leaf, Dahl and Company
2016-03-04
$525
Accounting fees
50th Ward
2016-03-16
$500
Donations
Bydand Creative
2016-03-16
$500
Advertising
Mid-City Printing Service
2016-01-21
$498
Printing
Momma & Jimmy's Grill
2016-02-03
$305
Fund raising (food)
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