Spratt's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 54.6% of this total ($27,353) going to Jermaine Clark in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Spratt's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$50,113
35.3%
Mailing
$44,918
31.6%
Consulting
$13,638
9.6%
Election day expenses
$10,000
7%
Telephone polling
$6,471
4.6%
Principal payment
$6,000
4.2%
Field work
$3,100
2.2%
Lawn signs
$2,350
1.7%
Donations
$1,500
1.1%
Radio advertising
$1,500
1.1%
Palm cards
$1,075
0.8%
Printing
$500
0.4%
Newspaper advertising
$430
0.3%
Media - radio
$250
0.2%
Bank charges
$240
0.2%
Computer services
$1
< 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
Jermaine Clark
2016-03-07
$20,853
Campaign work
The Dover Group
2016-02-24
$12,970
Mailing
The Dover Group
2016-02-24
$11,349
Mailing
The Dover Group
2016-02-24
$11,249
Mailing
Fako Research & Strategies, Inc.
2016-01-20
$10,000
Campaign work
Senior Wizdom Consulting
2016-03-11
$10,000
Election day expenses
The Dover Group
2016-03-08
$9,349
Mailing
Mouthpiece Communications
2016-02-08
$6,471
Telephone polling
Patricia Spratt
2016-03-17
$6,000
Principal payment
Janet L. Anderson
2016-01-25
$5,000
Campaign work
Jermaine Clark
2016-03-07
$5,000
Campaign work
Janet L. Anderson
2016-01-25
$3,500
Campaign work
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-02-01
$3,368
Consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-03-07
$2,583
Consulting
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2016-03-07
$2,350
Lawn signs
Mary Kay Dawson
2016-01-20
$2,000
Consulting
Senior Wizdom Consulting
2016-01-20
$2,000
Consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-01-05
$1,686
Consulting
Jermaine Clark
2016-03-01
$1,500
Campaign work
Friends of Barbara McGowan
2016-02-17
$1,500
Donations
Illinois Alliance
2016-03-01
$1,500
Campaign work
Tio Hariman
2016-03-14
$1,200
Field work
Midway Broadcasting Corporation
2016-03-11
$1,200
Radio advertising
Mary Kay Dawson
2016-03-07
$1,000
Consulting
Ricky Hendron
2016-02-18
$1,000
Campaign work
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