Burke's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 94.4% of this total ($13,345) going to Rider Dickerson in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burke's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$14,140
20.7%
Campaign promotional items
$9,726
14.2%
Christmas event
$7,910
11.6%
Services
$6,805
10%
Postage
$4,653
6.8%
Utilities
$3,847
5.6%
Taxes
$2,936
4.3%
Insurance
$2,245
3.3%
Rent
$2,200
3.2%
Election day expenses
$2,108
3.1%
Car lease payment
$1,764
2.6%
Repairs
$1,610
2.4%
Newspaper advertising
$1,443
2.1%
Election day workers
$1,400
2.1%
Telephones
$971
1.4%
Repairs /sump pump
$825
1.2%
Cleaning
$600
0.9%
Accounting fees
$590
0.9%
Water
$514
0.8%
Furnace repairs
$465
0.7%
Deliveries
$373
0.6%
Contributions
$250
0.4%
Supplies
$227
0.3%
Subscriptions
$217
0.3%
Typewriter repairs
$180
0.3%
Donations
$150
0.2%
Notary
$108
0.2%
Ticket
$50
< 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
Rider Dickerson
2016-01-06
$11,438
Printing
Bentley Consulting
2016-02-18
$9,726
Campaign promotional items
Beverly Country Club
2016-01-01
$7,910
Christmas event
Reserve Account
2016-03-01
$3,000
Postage
Merrimack Mutual Insurance
2016-01-27
$2,245
Insurance
Cupid Candies
2016-03-04
$1,638
Election day expenses
Gillespie Ford
2016-02-02
$1,610
Repairs
John Wawrzyniak
2016-03-16
$1,400
Election day workers
Pitney Bowes Global Financial Services
2016-03-01
$1,337
Postage
Cook County Collector
2016-02-16
$1,112
Taxes
Burke, P.c., Edward
2016-03-23
$1,100
Rent
Burke, P.c., Edward
2016-02-02
$1,100
Rent
Cook County Collector
2016-02-16
$1,060
Taxes
Rider Dickerson
2016-02-09
$962
Printing
Rider Dickerson
2016-02-04
$943
Printing
Peoples Energy
2016-02-04
$901
Utilities
Reconstruction Group
2016-02-02
$825
Repairs /sump pump
Peoples Energy
2016-03-08
$805
Utilities
Peoples Energy
2016-01-07
$619
Utilities
Selena Rodriguez
2016-01-06
$605
Services
Breaker Press
2016-01-06
$600
Printing
Donna Para
2016-01-07
$600
Cleaning
Mcguire, Cpa, Thomas J
2016-03-16
$590
Accounting fees
Ally
2016-03-01
$588
Car lease payment
Ally
2016-01-07
$588
Car lease payment
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