LaPapa's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 50.4% of this total ($18,500) going to Victory Research in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how LaPapa's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$36,725
54.2%
Signs
$25,183
37.2%
Ad books
$3,000
4.4%
Fund raising (food)
$1,800
2.7%
Newspaper advertising
$1,000
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
Victory Research
2016-03-09
$9,750
Consulting
Ic & Sc
2016-02-18
$8,673
Signs
Union Signs
2016-03-03
$6,210
Signs
Roberto Montano
2016-02-04
$5,000
Consulting
Victory Research
2016-03-05
$5,000
Consulting
Union Signs
2016-03-09
$4,140
Signs
Victory Research
2016-03-09
$3,750
Consulting
A.C. Signs and Consulting
2016-03-11
$3,300
Signs
Green Slate
2016-02-12
$3,000
Ad books
A.C. Signs and Consulting
2016-03-08
$2,350
Signs
Roberto Montano
2016-02-11
$2,000
Consulting
Mega Events
2016-03-14
$1,800
Fund raising (food)
Sharon Latiker
2016-02-28
$1,750
Consulting
Kevin sircher
2016-03-13
$1,275
Consulting
African-American Tribune
2016-02-04
$1,000
Newspaper advertising
Sharon Latiker
2016-03-06
$1,000
Consulting
Sharon Latiker
2016-03-12
$1,000
Consulting
Sharon Latiker
2016-02-21
$1,000
Consulting
David Lowery
2016-02-03
$1,000
Consulting
Jules Reynolds
2016-02-16
$1,000
Consulting
john campinose
2016-03-08
$800
Consulting
Jules Reynolds
2016-02-18
$650
Consulting
Jules Reynolds
2016-03-02
$650
Consulting
john campinose
2016-03-01
$600
Consulting
Prism Corporation
2016-03-14
$509
Signs