Harper's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 92.6% of this total ($2,200) going to Nia Lawrence in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Harper's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$2,375
34.3%
Transportation
$1,573
22.7%
Office equipment
$1,514
21.9%
Donations
$600
8.7%
Lodging
$311
4.5%
Erroneous expenditure, will be refunded
$292
4.2%
Meals
$263
3.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 13 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Nia Lawrence
2017-01-16
$2,200
Campaign work
Best Buy
2017-02-17
$845
Office equipment
Avis Rent a Car
2017-03-20
$710
Transportation
BestBuy.com
2017-02-02
$669
Office equipment
Budget Rent a Car
2017-02-16
$533
Transportation
R.a.g.e.
2017-02-15
$400
Donations
Avis Rent a Car
2017-02-01
$329
Transportation
Wyndham
2017-01-13
$311
Lodging
Hotwire.com
2017-01-24
$292
Erroneous expenditure, will be refunded
nana
2017-03-02
$263
Meals
ACLU of Illinois
2017-03-22
$200
Donations
Lannon Broughton
2017-01-28
$100
Campaign work
Lannon Broughton
2017-03-19
$75
Campaign work