Charlier's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 92.4% of this total ($17,348) going to Consolidated Printing Company in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Charlier's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$18,775
34.7%
Postage
$17,879
33%
Consulting
$4,385
8.1%
Campaign staff
$3,000
5.5%
Phone bank expenses
$1,912
3.5%
Rent
$1,600
3%
Campaign work
$1,500
2.8%
Website expenses
$1,470
2.7%
Signs
$1,005
1.9%
Fund raising (food)
$800
1.5%
Bank charges
$730
1.4%
Computer services
$450
0.8%
Utilities
$318
0.6%
Internet access
$298
0.6%
Post office box
$65
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
United States Postal Service
2016-03-07
$5,355
Postage
United States Postal Service
2016-03-10
$5,355
Postage
United States Postal Service
2016-02-23
$5,103
Postage
Consolidated Printing Company
2016-02-19
$3,841
Printing
Consolidated Printing Company
2016-03-02
$3,666
Printing
Consolidated Printing Company
2016-03-11
$3,666
Printing
Vasyl Markus
2016-02-19
$2,500
Campaign staff
Consolidated Printing Company
2016-03-08
$2,024
Printing
Douglas Fulmer & Associates
2016-03-22
$1,912
Phone bank expenses
Consolidated Printing Company
2016-03-10
$1,668
Printing
Arka Pana Consulting
2016-03-02
$1,500
Campaign work
Dooley & Associates
2016-01-27
$1,500
Consulting
Keith Hand
2016-03-31
$1,470
Website expenses
Vincent Pisanti
2016-02-16
$1,200
Rent
AC Signs and Consulting
2016-01-11
$1,005
Signs
Arka Pana Consulting
2016-01-26
$1,000
Consulting
Arka Pana Consulting
2016-02-16
$1,000
Consulting
Consolidated Printing Company
2016-03-04
$887
Printing
Arka Pana Consulting
2016-03-17
$885
Consulting
Marie's Pizza
2016-03-02
$800
Fund raising (food)
Consolidated Printing Company
2016-02-24
$722
Printing
Minuteman Printing
2016-03-01
$599
Printing
Neighbors for Robert Murphy
2016-03-21
$577
Printing
Consolidated Printing Company
2016-02-12
$567
Printing
Vasyl Markus
2016-01-26
$500
Campaign staff