Laurino's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 92.7% of this total ($7,500) going to Randy J. Barnette in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Laurino's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$8,093
52%
Mailing
$1,819
11.7%
Telephone expenses
$1,526
9.8%
Accounting fees
$1,050
6.8%
Cell phones
$573
3.7%
Scholarship program
$500
3.2%
Staff christmas gifts
$321
2.1%
Rent
$300
1.9%
Team sponsor
$275
1.8%
Staff christmas party
$258
1.7%
Sponsorships
$250
1.6%
Insurance
$200
1.3%
Membership fee
$175
1.1%
Gifts
$172
1.1%
Membership
$50
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Randy J. Barnette
2016-02-04
$2,500
Consulting
Randy J. Barnette
2016-01-21
$2,500
Consulting
Randy J. Barnette
2016-03-11
$2,500
Consulting
McGaffer Communications
2016-03-15
$1,819
Mailing
Shirley Taetle
2016-01-20
$1,050
Accounting fees
A T & T
2016-03-01
$653
Telephone expenses
A T & T
2016-01-04
$652
Telephone expenses
Vantage Point Marketing
2016-01-11
$593
Consulting
Van Steuben Alumni
2016-01-20
$500
Scholarship program
Macy's
2016-01-04
$321
Staff christmas gifts
John Rentas
2016-02-08
$300
Rent
Gompers Park Athletic Assn
2016-03-14
$275
Team sponsor
Marie's Pizza
2016-01-04
$258
Staff christmas party
Edgebrook Sauganash Athletic Assn
2016-03-11
$250
Sponsorships
A T & T
2016-01-15
$220
Telephone expenses
State Farm Insurance
2016-01-04
$200
Insurance
Verizon
2016-02-19
$198
Cell phones
Verizon
2016-01-15
$191
Cell phones
Verizon
2016-03-21
$183
Cell phones
American Express
2016-02-08
$175
Membership fee
Macy's
2016-03-28
$117
Gifts
Macy's
2016-01-04
$54
Gifts
American Express
2016-03-01
$50
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