Ahmad's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,165) going to Kevron Printing in Hickory Hills. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ahmad's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$10,165
26.6%
Campaign work
$6,500
17%
Signs
$4,235
11.1%
Billboard expenses
$3,286
8.6%
Mailing
$2,804
7.3%
Radio advertising
$2,530
6.6%
Television advertising
$2,500
6.5%
Newspaper advertising
$1,825
4.8%
Consulting
$1,436
3.8%
Principal payment, ahmad
$1,000
2.6%
Brochures
$660
1.7%
Data entry
$550
1.4%
Campaign work data entry
$480
1.3%
Advertising - web
$300
0.8%
Bank charges
$7
< 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
Kevron Printing
2016-03-02
$8,287
Printing
Outfront Media
2016-02-22
$3,286
Billboard expenses
Mary Kay Dawson
2016-03-17
$3,000
Campaign work
Kevron Printing
2016-02-23
$2,804
Mailing
A C Signs & Consulting
2016-02-12
$2,755
Signs
Iheart Media
2016-02-22
$2,530
Radio advertising
Comcast Spotlight
2016-02-12
$1,500
Television advertising
A C Signs & Consulting
2016-02-29
$1,480
Signs
Maryam Ahmad
2016-03-30
$1,000
Principal payment, ahmad
Chicago Defender Newspaper
2016-03-01
$1,000
Newspaper advertising
Rush Productions
2016-02-11
$1,000
Television advertising
Tyrone Tucker
2016-03-21
$1,000
Campaign work
Tyrone Tucker
2016-01-11
$1,000
Campaign work
Kevron Printing
2016-02-05
$850
Printing
Tyrone Tucker
2016-01-04
$750
Campaign work
Tyrone Tucker
2016-01-08
$750
Campaign work
Kirkwood Consulting
2016-01-19
$686
Consulting
Graphixspot Media
2016-02-18
$660
Brochures
Kevron Printing
2016-02-10
$645
Printing
Chicago Independent Bulletin Newspaper
2016-02-02
$600
Newspaper advertising
Anthony Williams
2016-02-02
$550
Data entry
Anthony Williams
2016-01-25
$480
Campaign work data entry
Kevron Printing
2016-01-20
$320
Printing
African American Tribune
2016-01-19
$300
Advertising - web
Katie Gainer Murphy
2016-01-11
$250
Consulting
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