Sims's committee spent the most on golf outing expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,856) going to Harborside International Golf Club 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
Golf outing expenses
$12,856
28.6%
Consulting services
$10,119
22.5%
Printing and mail services
$8,481
18.9%
Office equipment and supplies
$1,992
4.4%
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
$1,800
4%
Auto services
$1,515
3.4%
Travel expenses
$1,235
2.7%
Phone and internet services
$1,108
2.5%
Transportation expenses
$900
2%
Computer software services
$880
2%
Internet services
$853
1.9%
Storage services
$591
1.3%
Gasoline
$578
1.3%
Food and beverage - inauguration luncheon
$467
1%
Donations
$425
0.9%
Office
$315
0.7%
Automotive services
$272
0.6%
Food and beverage expenses
$223
0.5%
News servicess
$207
0.5%
Event related expenses - business roundtable
$100
0.2%
Lodging expenses
$80
0.2%
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
Harborside International Golf Club
2017-03-01
$12,856
Golf outing expenses
P2 Consulting
2017-03-01
$10,119
Consulting services
Breaker Press
2017-02-28
$8,481
Printing and mail services
Paul Sims
2017-01-11
$1,500
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
GoDaddy.com
2017-01-09
$718
Internet services
Southwest Airlines
2017-01-09
$639
Travel expenses
Alfred AJ Burse
2017-01-11
$550
Transportation expenses
JPM Auto
2017-02-01
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2017-03-01
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2017-03-31
$505
Auto services
Chesapeake Seafood House
2017-01-13
$467
Food and beverage - inauguration luncheon
Carson's
2017-03-27
$386
Office equipment and supplies
Huff Designs
2017-02-28
$315
Office
Alfred AJ Burse
2017-03-25
$300
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
Hyatt Hotels O'Hare
2017-03-21
$298
Travel expenses
Budget Rent-A-Car
2017-01-17
$298
Travel expenses
Officemax/Office Depot
2017-02-01
$290
Office equipment and supplies
Firestone
2017-03-28
$272
Automotive services
Verizon Wireless
2017-01-23
$251
Phone and internet services
St. Luke MBC
2017-03-06
$250
Donations
Amazon Marketplace
2017-01-27
$236
Office equipment and supplies
Best Buy
2017-01-31
$235
Office equipment and supplies
Ngp Van
2017-01-03
$230
Computer software services
Ngp Van
2017-02-02
$230
Computer software services
Ngp Van
2017-03-02
$230
Computer software services
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