Mah's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 35.3% of this total ($31,340) going to Public Response Group in Palos Heights. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mah's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$88,876
61.1%
Production media expenses
$13,378
9.2%
Printing
$11,934
8.2%
Food
$11,538
7.9%
Postage
$4,352
3%
Newspaper advertising
$4,305
3%
Graphic design
$3,310
2.3%
Computer purchases
$1,453
1%
Bank charges
$1,246
0.9%
Rent
$1,000
0.7%
Office supplies
$653
0.5%
Election day workers
$590
0.4%
Fund raising entertainment
$500
0.3%
Car rental
$457
0.3%
Civil penalties
$385
0.3%
Photography
$355
0.2%
Phone bank expenses
$316
0.2%
Cell phones
$225
0.2%
Transportation
$177
0.1%
Election day - worker
$125
< 0.1%
Consultig
$110
< 0.1%
Campaign work
$70
< 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
Public Response Group
2016-02-17
$13,378
Production media expenses
Public Response Group
2016-03-09
$8,096
Consulting
Public Response Group
2016-02-26
$7,246
Consulting
Public Response Group
2016-03-03
$7,017
Consulting
Public Response Group
2016-02-26
$6,871
Consulting
Sunda
2016-02-20
$3,645
Food
Connection Strategies
2016-03-14
$3,500
Consulting
Carl Camacho
2016-03-18
$3,000
Consulting
Minuteman Press
2016-02-24
$2,859
Printing
SPD Press
2016-03-13
$2,500
Printing
Graphic Image
2016-03-14
$2,240
Graphic design
Carl Camacho
2016-01-27
$2,166
Consulting
Carl Camacho
2016-01-12
$2,166
Consulting
Carl Camacho
2016-02-05
$2,166
Consulting
Carl Camacho
2016-01-01
$2,166
Consulting
Carl Camacho
2016-02-25
$2,166
Consulting
Carl Camacho
2016-03-06
$2,166
Consulting
Carl Camacho
2016-03-11
$2,166
Consulting
Carl Camacho
2016-03-17
$2,166
Consulting
Zhou B Art Center
2016-03-15
$2,083
Food
Edward Mullen, III
2016-03-18
$2,000
Consulting
Public Response Group
2016-03-14
$1,850
Consulting
Yanjing Jiang
2016-02-22
$1,600
Consulting
Yanjing Jiang
2016-02-08
$1,600
Consulting
Yanjing Jiang
2016-03-06
$1,600
Consulting
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