Martinez's committee spent the most on fundraiser food and rental in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,955) going to LaVilla Banquets in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Martinez's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraiser food and rental
$4,955
28.2%
Rent for april, may & june
$2,715
15.5%
Rent for jan., feb., march
$2,715
15.5%
Telephones
$1,265
7.2%
Storage
$731
4.2%
Cell phones
$593
3.4%
Candidate lodging
$530
3%
Advantage membership
$499
2.8%
Office supplies
$474
2.7%
Subscriptions
$440
2.5%
Invites
$436
2.5%
Fund raising entertainment
$350
2%
Donation for worlds dancers
$300
1.7%
Mailing
$232
1.3%
Gasoline
$224
1.3%
Computer services
$217
1.2%
Air fare - candidate
$210
1.2%
License plates
$206
1.2%
Meals/meeting with community leaders
$200
1.1%
Parking
$180
1%
Meals/meeting with constituents
$37
0.2%
Meeting with staff
$28
0.2%
Meals/meeting with business leaders
$24
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
LaVilla Banquets
2017-03-03
$4,955
Fundraiser food and rental
Morrison Properties LLC
2017-03-20
$1,395
Rent for april, may & june
Morrison Properties LLC
2017-01-05
$1,395
Rent for jan., feb., march
Ampol Development Co., Inc.
2017-03-20
$1,320
Rent for april, may & june
Ampol Development Co., Inc.
2017-01-05
$1,320
Rent for jan., feb., march
Westin
2017-02-27
$530
Candidate lodging
American Airlines
2017-02-07
$499
Advantage membership
Kaila Designs
2017-02-07
$436
Invites
AT&T Bill Payment
2017-01-18
$425
Telephones
AT&T Bill Payment
2017-03-13
$420
Telephones
AT&T Bill Payment
2017-02-15
$420
Telephones
Ricardo Lugo
2017-03-03
$350
Fund raising entertainment
Shelia Alvarez
2017-03-13
$300
Donation for worlds dancers
Multi-Products Distribution, Inc.
2017-03-07
$261
Office supplies
The Lock Up Storage Centers
2017-03-20
$251
Storage
The Lock Up Storage Centers
2017-01-23
$240
Storage
The Lock Up Storage Centers
2017-02-15
$240
Storage
Fed-Ex
2017-02-09
$211
Mailing
American Airlines
2017-03-06
$210
Air fare - candidate
Secretary of State
2017-01-14
$206
License plates
TMobile
2017-01-19
$198
Cell phones
TMobile
2017-02-19
$197
Cell phones
TMobile
2017-03-19
$197
Cell phones
Chicago Suntimes
2017-03-13
$187
Subscriptions
Chicago Tribune Co.
2017-02-07
$168
Subscriptions
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