Sims's committee spent the most on cell phones in the quarter, with all those payments ($513) going to A T & T in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sims's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Cell phones
$513
24.4%
Retirement party
$488
23.2%
Consulting
$300
14.3%
Donations
$300
14.3%
Retirement party catering
$300
14.3%
Retirement gift
$200
9.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
A T & T
2017-03-27
$300
Cell phones
Citizens For Dorothy Armstrong
2017-02-19
$300
Consulting
Croe
2017-03-05
$300
Donations
Jimboo's Catering
2017-02-23
$300
Retirement party catering
Pandora
2017-03-20
$250
Retirement party
Costco
2017-02-19
$238
Retirement party
A T & T
2017-02-28
$213
Cell phones
Pandora
2017-03-20
$200
Retirement gift