Daly's committee spent the most on direct mailing in the quarter, with 97.5% of this total ($19,828) going to Grainger Terry, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Daly's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Direct mailing
$20,328
43.4%
Printing
$9,785
20.9%
Fund raising manager
$6,000
12.8%
Fund raising (food)
$2,683
5.7%
Advertising
$2,592
5.5%
Postage
$1,760
3.8%
Consulting
$968
2.1%
Fundraisers
$700
1.5%
Food staff
$593
1.3%
Telephones
$429
0.9%
Online advertising
$419
0.9%
Telephone polling
$345
0.7%
Accounting fees
$250
0.5%
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
Grainger Terry, Inc.
2016-01-20
$6,902
Direct mailing
Grainger Terry, Inc.
2016-03-04
$6,482
Direct mailing
Grainger Terry, Inc.
2016-02-15
$6,443
Direct mailing
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-01-22
$3,120
Printing
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-02-17
$2,535
Printing
Grainger Terry, Inc.
2016-01-18
$2,000
Fund raising manager
Grainger Terry, Inc.
2016-03-01
$2,000
Fund raising manager
Grainger Terry, Inc.
2016-02-23
$2,000
Fund raising manager
Iron Horse Ale House
2016-01-22
$1,836
Fund raising (food)
Rider Dickerson, Inc.
2016-03-08
$1,083
Printing
Jennifer Spiekerman, CPA
2016-02-11
$968
Consulting
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-03-11
$935
Printing
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-03-04
$825
Printing
Polish Daily News
2016-02-26
$800
Advertising
The Nil Tap
2016-03-10
$700
Fundraisers
US Post Office
2016-02-17
$700
Postage
Monastero's
2016-03-22
$593
Food staff
Revel on Northwest Highway
2016-02-29
$570
Fund raising (food)
Victoria Langan
2016-01-22
$500
Direct mailing
Grainger Terry, Inc.
2016-03-02
$485
Printing
Jewish Chicago
2016-01-22
$459
Advertising
US Post Office
2016-03-03
$451
Postage
Grainger Terry, Inc.
2016-02-11
$429
Telephones
Constant Contact
2016-01-11
$419
Online advertising
US Post Office
2016-02-10
$350
Postage