Gonzales's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($87,699) going to Graphic Image Corp in . Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gonzales's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$87,699
31.4%
Payroll
$39,867
14.3%
Poll watchers
$29,175
10.5%
Ads
$23,029
8.3%
Salaries
$22,000
7.9%
Reimbursements
$17,303
6.2%
Field work
$11,970
4.3%
Printing
$7,487
2.7%
Uncategorized expenses
$6,136
2.2%
Media consulting
$5,000
1.8%
Polling
$4,698
1.7%
Conference room rental
$3,920
1.4%
Service
$3,511
1.3%
Yard signs
$3,076
1.1%
Supplies
$2,444
0.9%
Field app
$1,997
0.7%
Graphic design
$1,500
0.5%
Billboard expenses
$1,414
0.5%
Robo calls
$972
0.4%
Legal fees
$873
0.3%
Website expenses
$750
0.3%
Dialer
$500
0.2%
Advertising
$500
0.2%
Flights
$451
0.2%
Data
$440
0.2%
Chargers
$429
0.2%
Food
$341
0.1%
Meals
$318
0.1%
Air fare - staff
$298
0.1%
Signs
$250
< 0.1%
Staff lodging
$200
< 0.1%
Bill
$147
< 0.1%
Internet access
$143
< 0.1%
Electric bill
$102
< 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
Graphic Image Corp
2016-03-06
$33,150
Mailing
Election Judges Association
2016-03-12
$29,175
Poll watchers
Univision
2016-03-07
$22,285
Ads
Jason Gonzales
2016-03-16
$22,000
Salaries
Graphic Image Corp
2016-03-01
$18,320
Mailing
Graphic Image Corp
2016-02-08
$11,391
Mailing
Jason Gonzales
2016-03-14
$10,098
Reimbursements
Graphic Image Corp
2016-02-01
$8,546
Mailing
Graphic Image Corp
2016-02-12
$8,145
Mailing
Graphic Image Corp
2016-02-22
$8,145
Mailing
Jason Gonzales
2016-02-19
$7,000
Reimbursements
Kurth Lampe Worldwide
2016-02-23
$5,000
Media consulting
Kestler Printing
2016-03-08
$4,512
Printing
Marriott Hotel
2016-03-07
$3,920
Conference room rental
ActBlue
2016-03-16
$3,511
Service
Patriot Signs
2016-02-09
$3,076
Yard signs
Triton Polling
2016-02-20
$2,499
Polling
Kestler Printing
2016-03-11
$2,375
Uncategorized expenses
Triton Polling
2016-02-22
$2,199
Polling
Staples
2016-03-01
$2,000
Supplies
Organizer App
2016-01-28
$1,997
Field app
Benjamin Gould
2016-03-16
$1,800
Payroll
Scott Berlin
2016-03-16
$1,700
Payroll
Benjamin Gould
2016-03-06
$1,600
Uncategorized expenses
Benjamin Gould
2016-01-20
$1,600
Payroll