Hopkins's committee spent the most on principal payment, hopkins in the quarter, with all those payments ($30,000) going to Brian Hopkins in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hopkins's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Principal payment, hopkins
$30,000
42.6%
Fundraising
$17,750
25.2%
Staff salaries
$5,886
8.4%
Payroll taxes
$3,030
4.3%
Consulting
$2,000
2.8%
T-shirts
$1,749
2.5%
Election day breakfast
$1,590
2.3%
Merchant fees
$1,198
1.7%
Election day lunch
$1,089
1.6%
Transportation
$1,025
1.5%
Database fees
$1,000
1.4%
Invitations
$860
1.2%
Parade float
$650
0.9%
Stationary
$578
0.8%
Parade entry
$500
0.7%
Palm cards
$345
0.5%
Health insurance
$328
0.5%
Ad books
$250
0.4%
Office supplies
$220
0.3%
Event lunch
$151
0.2%
Payroll - worker's compensation
$111
0.2%
Merchant processing fee
$46
< 0.1%
Payroll processing fees
$40
< 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
Brian Hopkins
2016-02-22
$20,000
Principal payment, hopkins
Brian Hopkins
2016-02-22
$10,000
Principal payment, hopkins
KJD Strategies
2016-02-21
$9,750
Fundraising
KJD Strategies
2016-01-26
$8,000
Fundraising
John Geahan
2016-03-31
$2,943
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2016-02-26
$2,943
Staff salaries
Daniel Ryan
2016-02-11
$2,000
Consulting
Stars and Stripes
2016-03-11
$1,749
T-shirts
La Fournette
2016-03-15
$1,590
Election day breakfast
Paychex
2016-02-26
$1,525
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2016-03-31
$1,504
Payroll taxes
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-01-01
$1,198
Merchant fees
Connie's on State
2016-03-15
$1,089
Election day lunch
Chicago Citywide Taxi
2016-01-21
$1,025
Transportation
Mid City Printing
2016-01-26
$860
Invitations
Associated Attractions
2016-02-29
$650
Parade float
Breaker Press
2016-03-28
$578
Stationary
Ngp Van
2016-01-20
$500
Database fees
St Patrick's Day Parade
2016-03-03
$500
Parade entry
Minuteman Press
2016-03-21
$345
Palm cards
Bcbs Il
2016-03-10
$328
Health insurance
Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce
2016-02-02
$250
Ad books
Ngp Van
2016-02-01
$250
Database fees
Ngp Van
2016-03-01
$250
Database fees
Office Depot
2016-03-13
$173
Office supplies
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