Patel's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($39,495) going to BOCA Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Patel's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$39,495
47.3%
Staff salaries
$27,910
33.4%
Consulting
$4,800
5.8%
Rent
$3,410
4.1%
Bank charges
$1,722
2.1%
Graphic design
$1,000
1.2%
Food
$921
1.1%
Office supplies
$826
1%
Magazine advertising
$760
0.9%
Utilities
$608
0.7%
Website expenses
$577
0.7%
Election day expenses
$342
0.4%
Promotional items
$298
0.4%
Telephones
$276
0.3%
Postage
$245
0.3%
Transportation
$200
0.2%
Parking
$140
0.2%
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
BOCA Media Group
2016-03-11
$8,500
Mailing
BOCA Media Group
2016-03-02
$7,948
Mailing
BOCA Media Group
2016-01-13
$6,962
Mailing
BOCA Media Group
2016-02-12
$6,165
Mailing
Reema Ahmad
2016-03-14
$3,733
Staff salaries
Reema Ahmad
2016-02-16
$3,293
Staff salaries
Reema Ahmad
2016-01-14
$3,000
Staff salaries
BOCA Media Group
2016-01-06
$2,996
Mailing
BOCA Media Group
2016-03-14
$2,726
Mailing
Reema Ahmad
2016-01-25
$2,407
Staff salaries
Rebecca Reynolds
2016-03-24
$2,400
Staff salaries
Laura Reimers
2016-01-26
$2,242
Staff salaries
Laura Reimers
2016-02-29
$2,051
Staff salaries
BOCA Media Group
2016-02-24
$2,027
Mailing
Abraham Mwaura
2016-02-08
$2,000
Staff salaries
Stacy Pratt
2016-01-26
$1,850
Consulting
Stacy Pratt
2016-02-11
$1,700
Consulting
Rebecca Reynolds
2016-02-01
$1,600
Staff salaries
Jose Camilo
2016-03-03
$1,360
Rent
Abraham Mwaura
2016-03-14
$1,305
Staff salaries
Jose Camilo
2016-02-02
$1,250
Rent
Stacy Pratt
2016-03-14
$1,250
Consulting
Luis Tubens
2016-01-29
$1,250
Staff salaries
Luis Tubens
2016-03-01
$1,250
Staff salaries
BOCA Media Group
2016-02-02
$1,121
Mailing
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