Powers's committee spent the most on campaign staff in the quarter, with 83.3% of this total ($15,000) going to B & D Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Powers's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign staff
$18,000
31.4%
Campaign work
$15,000
26.2%
Donations
$12,500
21.8%
Signs
$5,300
9.3%
Billboard expenses
$3,000
5.2%
Printing
$899
1.6%
Uncategorized expenses
$899
1.6%
Palm cards
$749
1.3%
Banners
$434
0.8%
Supplies
$255
0.5%
Promotional items
$217
0.4%
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
B & D Consulting
2016-03-11
$9,000
Campaign staff
Rod Mcculloch
2016-03-30
$9,000
Campaign work
Northwest Side Political Action Committee
2016-02-29
$6,000
Donations
33rd Ward Regular Democratic Organization
2016-02-23
$5,000
Donations
A C Signs& Consulting
2016-03-12
$5,000
Campaign work
B & D Consulting
2016-02-23
$3,000
Campaign staff
B & D Consulting
2016-02-04
$3,000
Campaign staff
Rod Mcculloch
2016-03-15
$3,000
Campaign staff
Paramount Media Group
2016-02-23
$3,000
Billboard expenses
Kevin Sircher
2016-03-24
$1,600
Signs
Kevin Sircher
2016-03-06
$1,200
Signs
A C Signs& Consulting
2016-03-12
$1,000
Signs
Forest Printing Company
2016-03-10
$899
Printing
Victory Research
2016-03-11
$750
Signs
Victory Research
2016-02-23
$750
Signs
Tenisha Alexander
2016-02-26
$650
Campaign work
Forest Printing Company
2016-03-10
$595
Uncategorized expenses
12th Ward Public Services Office
2016-02-29
$500
Donations
23rd Ward Democratic Organization
2016-02-03
$500
Donations
41st Ward Office
2016-02-29
$500
Donations
John Fabtis
2016-03-16
$500
Palm cards
UNION Signs & Printing
2016-02-25
$434
Banners
Tenisha Alexander
2016-03-09
$350
Campaign work
Forest Printing Company
2016-03-10
$303
Uncategorized expenses
Office Depot Store #3355
2016-01-10
$255
Supplies
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