Loftus's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($85,703) going to KNI, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Loftus's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$85,703
40.4%
Consulting
$52,565
24.8%
Staff salaries
$32,400
15.3%
Printing
$18,320
8.6%
Returned contributions
$10,200
4.8%
Campaign work
$2,930
1.4%
Internet advertising
$1,952
0.9%
Polling
$1,500
0.7%
Fund raising (food)
$1,485
0.7%
Election day workers
$1,300
0.6%
Office supplies
$1,275
0.6%
Photography
$1,200
0.6%
Donations
$500
0.2%
Campaign meetings
$300
0.1%
Graphic design
$180
< 0.1%
Paypal fee
$172
< 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
KNI, Inc.
2016-02-25
$57,135
Mailing
S & L Coins
2016-03-10
$10,200
Returned contributions
KNI, Inc.
2016-03-11
$10,000
Mailing
KNI, Inc.
2016-03-09
$10,000
Mailing
Governmental Solutions
2016-03-11
$9,700
Staff salaries
KNI, Inc.
2016-03-10
$8,567
Mailing
Washburne Consulting
2016-03-14
$8,000
Consulting
Washburne Consulting
2016-03-09
$6,000
Consulting
Washburne Consulting
2016-03-31
$6,000
Consulting
Governmental Solutions
2016-02-19
$4,000
Staff salaries
Breaker Press
2016-03-03
$3,630
Printing
Washburne Consulting
2016-01-28
$3,450
Consulting
Breaker Press
2016-03-17
$3,350
Printing
Breaker Press
2016-02-17
$3,225
Printing
Governmental Solutions
2016-03-16
$3,200
Staff salaries
Washburne Consulting
2016-02-25
$3,200
Consulting
Washburne Consulting
2016-01-25
$3,105
Consulting
Washburne Consulting
2016-01-08
$3,000
Consulting
Washburne Consulting
2016-03-02
$3,000
Consulting
Washburne Consulting
2016-02-01
$3,000
Consulting
Washburne Consulting
2016-03-31
$2,500
Consulting
Breaker Press
2016-03-08
$2,300
Printing
Governmental Solutions
2016-03-08
$2,020
Staff salaries
Governmental Solutions
2016-03-01
$2,000
Staff salaries
Breaker Press
2016-03-15
$1,930
Printing
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