King's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 88% of this total ($79,619) going to Breaker Press in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how King's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$90,481
37.8%
Campaign staffing
$30,679
12.8%
Consultant services
$22,727
9.5%
Cash withdrawal for canvassers
$20,303
8.5%
Legal fees
$20,000
8.4%
Mail/graphics
$9,000
3.8%
Catering
$5,341
2.2%
Polling
$5,000
2.1%
Advertising
$4,625
1.9%
Media/communciations consulting
$3,500
1.5%
Social media
$3,425
1.4%
Office manager
$3,375
1.4%
Rent
$3,194
1.3%
Campaign forum
$3,000
1.3%
Bank card merchant fees
$2,057
0.9%
Billboard rental
$2,000
0.8%
Campaign event
$1,576
0.7%
Website expenses
$1,250
0.5%
Photo/video
$1,250
0.5%
Rental for event
$1,000
0.4%
Electricity
$930
0.4%
Transportation
$880
0.4%
Reimbursement - campaign office materials
$813
0.3%
Rental for election night
$800
0.3%
Software services
$590
0.3%
Insurance for office
$380
0.2%
Election night dj
$350
0.2%
Phones
$348
0.2%
Newspaper
$200
< 0.1%
Donations
$200
< 0.1%
Election night photos
$175
< 0.1%
Video/photo
$150
< 0.1%
Reimbursement - field program materials
$41
< 0.1%
Atm fee
$1
< 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
Breaker Press
2017-02-22
$29,844
Printing
Breaker Press
2017-03-01
$25,729
Printing
P2 Consulting
2017-02-15
$22,727
Consultant services
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship
2017-03-17
$20,000
Legal fees
Breaker Press
2017-02-13
$16,674
Printing
Evonne Taylor
2017-02-24
$10,000
Cash withdrawal for canvassers
Evonne Taylor
2017-02-27
$10,000
Cash withdrawal for canvassers
Main Street Solutions
2017-02-27
$9,000
Mail/graphics
Stars & Stripes
2017-02-09
$5,775
Printing
Breaker Press
2017-02-07
$5,413
Printing
4th Ward Democratic Office
2017-02-01
$5,000
Polling
Joanna Klonsky Communications Strategies
2017-03-20
$3,500
Media/communciations consulting
Midway Broadcasting Corporation
2017-02-27
$3,000
Campaign forum
Minuteman Press
2017-01-24
$2,289
Printing
Mario Lopez
2017-01-27
$2,250
Campaign staffing
Minuteman Press
2017-01-05
$2,083
Printing
Boom Tech
2017-03-21
$2,000
Social media
Law Offices of Ernest Fenton
2017-03-29
$2,000
Billboard rental
Breaker Press
2017-03-14
$1,957
Printing
Lake Park, LLC
2017-02-24
$1,800
Rent
Mario Lopez
2017-02-07
$1,750
Campaign staffing
James Rauh
2017-03-03
$1,700
Campaign staffing
Eddie V's Prime Seafood
2017-03-03
$1,576
Campaign event
C'est Si Bon!, ltd
2017-02-22
$1,541
Catering
Porkchop
2017-01-20
$1,508
Catering