Thompson's committee spent the most on consultant services in the quarter, with all those payments ($16,831) going to P2 Consulting, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Thompson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consultant services
$16,831
76.9%
Annual dinner
$1,750
8%
Local school principal breakfast
$777
3.6%
Electrical work
$600
2.7%
Promotional items
$505
2.3%
Team alderbear sponsor
$300
1.4%
Advertising
$288
1.3%
10 gas cards for caps volunteer from bp station
$250
1.1%
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$250
1.1%
Donations
$250
1.1%
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$80
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
P2 Consulting, Inc.
2017-01-05
$16,831
Consultant services
Irish Fellowship Educational and Cultural Foundation
2017-03-20
$1,750
Annual dinner
Tria Sorelle
2017-01-26
$777
Local school principal breakfast
Dale Lewis
2017-02-07
$600
Electrical work
Hardscrabble Gifts LLC
2017-01-24
$505
Promotional items
Hardscrabble Gifts LLC
2017-03-21
$300
Team alderbear sponsor
Sing Tuo Newspapre
2017-02-16
$288
Advertising
Kelly Fitzpatrick
2017-03-10
$250
10 gas cards for caps volunteer from bp station
Michael Hon
2017-02-23
$250
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MSA Reach for the Stars
2017-03-13
$250
Donations
Michael Hon
2017-03-03
$80
Chinese translation for a letter