Jackson's committee spent the most on contractual expenses in the quarter, with 70% of this total ($3,500) going to Sheena Patton in Chicago Heights. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jackson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contractual expenses
$5,000
42.4%
Printing
$1,904
16.2%
Palm cards
$993
8.4%
Billboard expenses
$935
7.9%
Field work
$500
4.2%
Sponsorships
$500
4.2%
Donations
$500
4.2%
Fund raising (food)
$425
3.6%
Postage
$350
3%
Yard signs
$257
2.2%
Newspaper advertising
$250
2.1%
Promotional items
$175
1.5%
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
Tim Parker
2016-03-12
$1,500
Contractual expenses
Sheena Patton
2016-02-15
$1,250
Contractual expenses
Sheena Patton
2016-02-22
$1,250
Contractual expenses
Clear Channel Outdoor
2016-03-03
$935
Billboard expenses
Sheena Patton
2016-03-09
$750
Contractual expenses
4 Management Inc
2016-03-12
$675
Palm cards
Minuteman Press
2016-03-05
$644
Printing
Minuteman Press
2016-03-11
$593
Printing
AP Private Detective
2016-01-12
$500
Field work
Friends of Bobby Rush
2016-03-12
$500
Sponsorships
Friends of Frank Zuccarelli
2016-03-14
$500
Donations
Breaker Press
2016-03-03
$450
Printing
Minuteman Press
2016-02-06
$257
Yard signs
African American Tribune
2016-02-04
$250
Newspaper advertising
Sheena Patton
2016-03-20
$250
Contractual expenses
Minuteman Press
2016-01-27
$217
Printing
United States Postal Service
2016-02-06
$175
Postage
United States Postal Service
2016-03-05
$175
Postage
Holland Printing
2016-02-01
$168
Palm cards
Flossmoor Station
2016-03-03
$150
Fund raising (food)
AP Private Detective
2016-02-08
$150
Palm cards
DLas
2016-03-14
$100
Fund raising (food)
DLas
2016-03-18
$100
Fund raising (food)
Messiah Equiano
2016-03-07
$100
Promotional items
DLas
2016-03-15
$75
Fund raising (food)