Pawar's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 37.7% of this total ($7,500) going to Sam Hobert in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Pawar's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$19,875
42.4%
Salaries
$14,711
31.4%
Event services
$4,510
9.6%
Supplies
$1,381
3%
Employer payroll tax
$1,351
2.9%
Campaign management software
$950
2%
Worker's compensation insurance annual premium
$862
1.8%
Transaction processing
$625
1.3%
News subscription
$500
1.1%
Stage rental
$450
1%
Stock footage
$382
0.8%
Employer payroll tax
$369
0.8%
Event rental
$250
0.5%
Fundraising software
$199
0.4%
Software
$169
0.4%
Fuel
$160
0.3%
Travel reimbursement
$142
0.3%
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
Sam Hobert
2017-03-02
$7,500
Consulting
Joe Trippi & Associates
2017-03-22
$5,500
Consulting
Ravenswood Event Center
2017-03-31
$4,510
Event services
Claire Manaois
2017-02-28
$2,800
Consulting
Sam Hobert
2017-03-15
$2,500
Salaries
Sam Hobert
2017-03-31
$2,500
Salaries
Tom R Elliott
2017-03-01
$2,000
Consulting
Tom R Elliott
2017-03-31
$2,000
Salaries
Will Pierce
2017-03-31
$1,750
Salaries
Kayley Slezak
2017-03-31
$1,750
Salaries
Jim Poole
2017-03-24
$1,500
Consulting
Kevron Printing & Mailing
2017-03-13
$1,185
Supplies
Tom R Elliott
2017-03-15
$1,107
Salaries
Will Pierce
2017-03-15
$969
Salaries
Kayley Slezak
2017-03-15
$969
Salaries
Ngpvan
2017-03-02
$950
Campaign management software
National Council on Compensation Insurance
2017-03-20
$862
Worker's compensation insurance annual premium
Jim Poole
2017-03-31
$750
Salaries
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-03-02
$625
Transaction processing
Vora CPA
2017-03-16
$575
Consulting
Internal Revenue Service
2017-03-24
$542
Employer payroll tax
Ahead of Our Times Publishing
2017-03-13
$500
News subscription
Luxe Productions
2017-03-29
$450
Stage rental
Jim Poole
2017-03-15
$415
Salaries
Internal Revenue Service
2017-03-09
$369
Employer payroll tax