Rauner's committee spent the most on principal payment, project applecart llc in the quarter, with all those payments ($338,092) going to Project Applecart LLC in New York. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rauner's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Principal payment, project applecart llc
$338,092
81.4%
Principal payment, arena online
$26,728
6.4%
Consulting
$22,500
5.4%
Legal services
$16,524
4%
Software
$4,650
1.1%
Principal payment, dinsmore & shohl
$2,772
0.7%
Credit card processing fees
$1,447
0.4%
Email accounts
$732
0.2%
Digital services
$550
0.1%
Web development
$453
0.1%
Tax payment
$266
< 0.1%
Repayment of prohibited contribution
$250
< 0.1%
Telephone expenses
$232
< 0.1%
Postage
$182
< 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
Project Applecart LLC
2017-03-30
$338,092
Principal payment, project applecart llc
Arena Online
2017-03-30
$14,365
Principal payment, arena online
Arena Online
2017-03-30
$12,363
Principal payment, arena online
Lesley Sweeney
2017-03-08
$7,500
Consulting
Lesley Sweeney
2017-02-13
$7,500
Consulting
Lesley Sweeney
2017-01-13
$7,500
Consulting
Chalmers Pak Burch & Adams LLC
2017-02-13
$5,524
Legal services
Chalmers Pak Burch & Adams LLC
2017-03-08
$5,500
Legal services
Chalmers Pak Burch & Adams LLC
2017-01-13
$5,500
Legal services
Dinsmore & Shohl
2017-01-20
$2,772
Principal payment, dinsmore & shohl
Aristotle
2017-01-13
$800
Software
Aristotle
2017-02-13
$800
Software
Aristotle
2017-03-08
$800
Software
I360
2017-01-13
$750
Software
I360
2017-03-08
$750
Software
I360
2017-02-13
$750
Software
Stripe Inc.
2017-03-27
$630
Credit card processing fees
Arena Online
2017-03-30
$550
Digital services
Microsoft Corporation
2017-02-13
$549
Email accounts
YUMA Solutions
2017-03-08
$453
Web development
Stripe Inc.
2017-03-01
$301
Credit card processing fees
Stripe Inc.
2017-03-20
$279
Credit card processing fees
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-03-31
$266
Tax payment
State of Illinois
2017-03-09
$250
Repayment of prohibited contribution
Stripe Inc.
2017-03-13
$190
Credit card processing fees