Reilly's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 50.3% of this total ($18,766) going to Breaker Press in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Reilly's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$37,276
27.7%
Campaign work
$30,645
22.8%
Promotional items
$19,864
14.7%
Postage
$15,601
11.6%
Election day workers
$9,780
7.3%
Newspaper advertising
$5,544
4.1%
Sponsorships
$4,300
3.2%
Campaign staff
$4,200
3.1%
Election day expenses
$2,374
1.8%
Radio advertising
$1,450
1.1%
Donations
$1,300
1%
Photography
$1,257
0.9%
Graphic design
$635
0.5%
Television advertising
$250
0.2%
Billboard expenses
$200
0.2%
Meals
$44
< 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
Breaker Press
2016-03-03
$14,591
Printing
Rider Dickerson
2016-03-09
$9,783
Printing
Northwest Side Irish
2016-03-15
$9,500
Election day workers
Rider Dickerson
2016-02-24
$8,049
Postage
Breaker Press
2016-02-26
$7,306
Postage
KNI, Inc.
2016-01-04
$5,000
Campaign work
KNI, Inc.
2016-02-02
$5,000
Campaign work
Jim Sircher
2016-03-04
$4,500
Promotional items
Rider Dickerson
2016-02-23
$4,422
Printing
Jim Sircher
2016-03-18
$4,300
Promotional items
Breaker Press
2016-03-04
$4,175
Printing
Jim Sircher
2016-02-13
$3,900
Campaign work
Citizens for Patrick O'Connor
2016-01-29
$3,000
Sponsorships
Stars & Stripes
2016-02-02
$2,995
Promotional items
47th Ward Regular Democratic Organization
2016-02-12
$2,500
Campaign work
KNI, Inc.
2016-03-04
$2,500
Campaign work
Jim Sircher
2016-02-18
$2,450
Campaign work
Robert Mueller
2016-03-04
$2,390
Campaign work
KNI, Inc.
2016-02-26
$2,100
Newspaper advertising
Robert Mueller
2016-02-08
$2,100
Campaign staff
Robert Mueller
2016-03-09
$2,100
Campaign staff
Robert Mueller
2016-02-23
$2,100
Campaign work
Jewish Chicago
2016-01-27
$2,049
Newspaper advertising
Al Levin
2016-02-19
$1,750
Campaign work
Al Levin
2016-02-23
$1,750
Campaign work
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