Summers's committee spent the most on research in the quarter, with all those payments ($31,550) going to Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Summers's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Research
$31,550
49.3%
Consulting - fundraising
$19,250
30.1%
Legal fees
$2,880
4.5%
Data services
$2,130
3.3%
Printing
$1,718
2.7%
Technical services fee
$1,448
2.3%
Sponsorships
$1,400
2.2%
Refund - over contribution limit
$1,000
1.6%
Insurance
$750
1.2%
Printing services
$712
1.1%
Technical service fee
$627
1%
Cell phones
$541
0.9%
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
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
2017-02-02
$17,100
Research
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
2017-03-02
$14,450
Research
Rachel Hoge
2017-02-23
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-01-30
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-02-09
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-03-09
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Rachel Hoge
2017-03-27
$3,500
Consulting - fundraising
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell, & Blankenship, P.C.
2017-03-13
$2,880
Legal fees
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-02-08
$2,130
Data services
Rachel Hoge
2017-01-15
$1,750
Consulting - fundraising
Big Steps Consulting, Inc.
2017-01-11
$1,718
Printing
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-01-31
$1,024
Technical services fee
Illinois Democratic County Chairmen's Association
2017-03-02
$1,000
Sponsorships
Old Veteran Construction, Inc.
2017-03-31
$1,000
Refund - over contribution limit
Rachel Hoge
2017-03-15
$750
Insurance
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2017-02-23
$712
Printing services
IVI-IPO South Chapter
2017-01-24
$400
Sponsorships
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-03-26
$396
Technical services fee
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-03-26
$225
Technical service fee
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-01-23
$213
Technical service fee
AT&T Mobility
2017-01-12
$202
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2017-03-12
$179
Cell phones
AT&T Mobility
2017-02-12
$159
Cell phones
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-01-16
$63
Technical service fee
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-03-26
$56
Technical service fee