Gillespie's committee spent the most on field work in the quarter, with 47.6% of this total ($4,000) going to Lisa Hwang in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gillespie's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Field work
$8,400
37.8%
Mailing
$3,100
13.9%
Brochures
$2,000
9%
Consulting
$2,000
9%
Billboard expenses
$1,800
8.1%
Newspaper advertising
$1,468
6.6%
Lawn signs
$1,445
6.5%
Campaign work
$1,000
4.5%
Magazine advertising
$779
3.5%
Radio advertising
$240
1.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Lisa Hwang
2016-02-08
$4,000
Field work
Kni inc
2016-03-14
$3,100
Mailing
Kni incorporated
2016-03-03
$3,100
Field work
Breaker press
2016-03-14
$2,000
Brochures
Sean Howard
2016-02-21
$2,000
Consulting
Mega events
2016-03-11
$1,800
Billboard expenses
Chi-town printing
2016-02-26
$1,445
Lawn signs
William Helm
2016-03-05
$1,000
Campaign work
Mw strategies
2016-03-03
$900
Field work
Beverly review
2016-02-27
$868
Newspaper advertising
Jewish chicago
2016-02-09
$779
Magazine advertising
African American tribune
2016-02-23
$600
Newspaper advertising
Jerry Hurkes
2016-03-11
$400
Field work
The o'connor show
2016-02-25
$240
Radio advertising