Richardson's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 61.1% of this total ($5,300) going to Jermaine Clark in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Richardson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$8,675
31.5%
Radio advertising
$8,002
29%
Campaign work
$3,507
12.7%
Election work
$3,290
11.9%
Yard signs
$2,000
7.3%
Newspaper advertising
$1,000
3.6%
Contractual expenses
$478
1.7%
Bank charges
$310
1.1%
Campaign event
$300
1.1%
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
LenGar Media
2016-03-06
$5,002
Radio advertising
Tactical Resolutions
2016-01-31
$3,290
Election work
Jermaine Clark
2016-02-20
$2,300
Consulting
Jermaine Clark
2016-03-07
$2,207
Campaign work
Sean Howard
2016-02-10
$2,000
Consulting
Yes Press
2016-02-19
$2,000
Yard signs
LenGar Media
2016-02-15
$1,800
Radio advertising
African American Tribune
2016-02-16
$1,000
Newspaper advertising
Jermaine Clark
2016-02-28
$1,000
Consulting
Jermaine Clark
2016-02-26
$1,000
Consulting
Jermaine Clark
2016-03-04
$1,000
Consulting
LenGar Media
2016-01-30
$800
Radio advertising
Glen Reedus
2016-01-08
$600
Consulting
Strategic Consulting Group
2016-02-13
$550
Consulting
Wallace Bradley
2016-01-08
$500
Campaign work
Wallace Bradley
2016-02-18
$500
Campaign work
LenGar Media
2016-02-01
$400
Radio advertising
Citizen Newspaper
2016-02-08
$300
Campaign event
Rickey Hendon
2016-01-03
$300
Campaign work
CCS Consulting
2016-01-16
$268
Contractual expenses
Strategic Consulting Group
2016-01-08
$225
Consulting
CCS Consulting
2016-02-18
$210
Contractual expenses
PayPal
2016-02-10
$76
Bank charges
PayPal
2016-03-01
$47
Bank charges
PayPal
2016-02-25
$38
Bank charges
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