Bates's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,200) going to Illinois Voter Education Project in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bates's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$6,200
24.1%
Consulting
$6,000
23.3%
Printing
$4,940
19.2%
Field work
$4,000
15.6%
Newspaper advertising
$2,749
10.7%
Gala ticket
$750
2.9%
Event cost - catering
$500
1.9%
Event sponsorship
$200
0.8%
Mobile messaging service
$199
0.8%
Website expenses
$180
0.7%
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
Illinois Voter Education Project
2016-03-02
$6,200
Mailing
KNI Communications, Inc
2016-03-04
$3,000
Field work
Kevron Printing & Mailing, Inc.
2016-02-25
$2,779
Printing
Progressive Solutions Consulting LLC
2016-02-16
$2,000
Consulting
Progressive Solutions Consulting LLC
2016-01-13
$2,000
Consulting
Chicago Defender
2016-03-01
$1,000
Newspaper advertising
Mary Kay Dawson
2016-01-11
$1,000
Consulting
Mary Kay Dawson
2016-02-09
$1,000
Consulting
MW Strategies
2016-03-04
$900
Field work
Kevron Printing & Mailing, Inc.
2016-03-04
$814
Printing
The Windy City Media Group
2016-02-29
$560
Newspaper advertising
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
2016-02-12
$500
Gala ticket
Chicago Jewish News
2016-03-02
$459
Newspaper advertising
Kevron Printing & Mailing, Inc.
2016-02-22
$441
Printing
The Voice Newspapers
2016-03-10
$430
Newspaper advertising
Bean Soup Times
2016-02-01
$300
Newspaper advertising
Kevron Printing & Mailing, Inc.
2016-02-16
$253
Printing
Colour Me Social
2016-02-12
$250
Gala ticket
Kevron Printing & Mailing, Inc.
2016-02-22
$208
Printing
IVI-IPO South Chapter
2016-03-01
$200
Event sponsorship
LaShon Jones
2016-02-18
$200
Event cost - catering
Bruce Ackerman
2016-01-19
$180
Website expenses
LaShon Jones
2016-03-01
$150
Event cost - catering
LaShon Jones
2016-02-17
$150
Event cost - catering
Kevron Printing & Mailing, Inc.
2016-01-27
$126
Printing