Stephens's committee spent the most on dinner dance dinner in the quarter, with all those payments ($85,078) going to Aramark in Rosemont. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stephens's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Dinner dance dinner
$85,078
70.3%
Dinner dance ad books
$7,370
6.1%
Dinner dance valet parking
$6,200
5.1%
Deposit-picnic tents and amusements
$6,067
5%
Dinner dance comedian
$5,000
4.1%
Balance - dinner dance music
$4,750
3.9%
Palm cards and door hangers-nov election
$2,904
2.4%
8th grade trip donation
$1,000
0.8%
Dinner dance photos
$800
0.7%
Charter
$500
0.4%
Public relations
$450
0.4%
2 ticket refund for dinner dance
$250
0.2%
Flowers
$247
0.2%
Jan & feb meeting refreshments
$160
0.1%
Refreshments-oct & nov
$160
0.1%
Fee for processing credit card contribution
$155
0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Aramark
2017-03-17
$85,078
Dinner dance dinner
Jonland Type & Design
2017-03-17
$7,370
Dinner dance ad books
DES Convention Center Valet Parking
2017-03-28
$6,200
Dinner dance valet parking
Clowning Around Entertainment
2017-01-30
$6,067
Deposit-picnic tents and amusements
Patrick McGann
2017-03-17
$5,000
Dinner dance comedian
Ray Sassetti Orchestra
2017-03-17
$4,750
Balance - dinner dance music
Cabildo Consulting
2017-01-24
$2,904
Palm cards and door hangers-nov election
Rosemont Elementary School
2017-03-17
$1,000
8th grade trip donation
Richard Day Photography
2017-03-23
$800
Dinner dance photos
Boy Scouts of America Troop 20
2017-01-30
$500
Charter
Susan Prather
2017-03-28
$450
Public relations
Bless Massage & Spa
2017-03-23
$250
2 ticket refund for dinner dance
Rosemont Catering
2017-03-20
$160
Jan & feb meeting refreshments
Rosemont Catering
2017-01-30
$160
Refreshments-oct & nov
Quastoff's Florist
2017-02-27
$123
Flowers
Quastoff's Florist
2017-03-17
$123
Flowers
Elavon
2017-02-02
$117
Fee for processing credit card contribution
Elavon
2017-01-03
$37
Fee for processing credit card contribution