Dowell's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 69.6% of this total ($4,350) going to Bamani Obedele in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dowell's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$6,250
23.2%
Equipment rental
$4,927
18.3%
Fund raising entertainment
$2,946
10.9%
Advertising
$2,414
9%
Rent
$1,375
5.1%
Consulting
$1,200
4.5%
Catering
$1,166
4.3%
Private investigation
$900
3.3%
Utilities
$849
3.2%
Accounting fees
$750
2.8%
Food
$600
2.2%
Back to school fair
$525
2%
Annual dues
$500
1.9%
Security
$450
1.7%
Gasoline
$405
1.5%
Rental
$349
1.3%
Sign language
$330
1.2%
Phones
$259
1%
4th annual awards
$220
0.8%
Donations
$200
0.7%
Promotional items
$200
0.7%
Advertising.
$106
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Island Party Boat
2016-05-20
$2,946
Fund raising entertainment
eF Design Group
2016-05-25
$1,630
Advertising
Xerox Corporation
2016-06-28
$1,440
Equipment rental
Bamani Obedele
2016-04-06
$1,350
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-04-22
$1,250
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-05-06
$1,250
Campaign work
Dwayne Bryant
2016-05-18
$1,200
Consulting
Xerox Corporation
2016-06-28
$1,000
Equipment rental
Kates Detective Agency
2016-04-18
$900
Private investigation
Xerox Corporation
2016-06-28
$841
Equipment rental
Xerox Corporation
2016-06-28
$782
Equipment rental
Pierre's Event and Party Company
2016-06-28
$730
Catering
South Central Medical Center
2016-05-27
$687
Rent
South Central Medical Center
2016-05-20
$687
Rent
Justin Cerasole
2016-05-20
$600
Campaign work
Justin Cerasole
2016-05-03
$600
Campaign work
Bamani Obedele
2016-06-13
$600
Food
Xerox Corporation
2016-06-28
$600
Equipment rental
eF Design Group
2016-06-30
$550
Advertising
Rolling Video Games
2016-05-24
$525
Back to school fair
Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus
2016-05-04
$500
Annual dues
Bamani Obedele
2016-05-25
$500
Campaign work
Corey Williams
2016-04-18
$450
Security
Illinois Institute of Technology
2016-05-13
$436
Catering
People Gas
2016-05-26
$430
Utilities
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