Jones's committee spent the most on election day expenses in the quarter, with 82.1% of this total ($5,500) going to Tactical Resolutions in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jones's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Election day expenses
$6,700
19%
Campaign staff
$6,000
17%
Legal fees
$5,228
14.8%
Billboard expenses
$5,170
14.6%
Mailing
$4,300
12.2%
Printing
$2,340
6.6%
Radio advertising
$2,013
5.7%
Yard signs
$1,145
3.2%
Campaign work
$937
2.7%
Magazine advertising
$650
1.8%
Newspaper advertising
$300
0.9%
Ad books
$300
0.9%
Party - staff
$250
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Minuteman Press Chicago
2016-03-04
$4,300
Mailing
Michael J. Kasper
2016-02-05
$3,500
Legal fees
Gerald S. McCarthy
2016-03-01
$3,000
Campaign staff
Gerald S. McCarthy
2016-01-21
$3,000
Campaign staff
Tactical Resolutions
2016-03-11
$3,000
Election day expenses
Mid-America Outdoor Advertising
2016-02-17
$2,700
Billboard expenses
Tactical Resolutions
2016-02-25
$2,500
Election day expenses
Clear Channel Outdoor Inc.
2016-01-11
$2,470
Billboard expenses
Michael J. Kasper
2016-03-07
$1,728
Legal fees
WVON/Midway Broadcasting
2016-02-25
$1,500
Radio advertising
AwesomeCampaigns.com, Inc.
2016-02-29
$1,145
Yard signs
Reginald Summerise
2016-03-15
$1,000
Election day expenses
ef Design Group
2016-02-01
$950
Printing
Gregory Harrington
2016-02-01
$937
Campaign work
ef Design Group
2016-03-18
$875
Printing
ef Design Group
2016-02-16
$515
Printing
Crawford Broadcasting
2016-03-03
$513
Radio advertising
Ujamaa Network
2016-02-22
$350
Magazine advertising
Chicago Citizen Newspaper
2016-02-05
$300
Newspaper advertising
National Pan-Hellenic Council Chicago
2016-02-17
$300
Ad books
James Potter
2016-01-25
$300
Magazine advertising
Jimmie Smith
2016-01-25
$250
Party - staff
Reginald Summerise
2016-03-31
$200
Election day expenses
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