Laurino's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 51.3% of this total ($7,500) going to N C Consulting LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Laurino's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$14,630
72%
Ad book mailing
$914
4.5%
Accounting fees
$875
4.3%
Fundraisers
$638
3.1%
Telephone expenses
$487
2.4%
Processing fees
$468
2.3%
Cell phones
$437
2.2%
Golf open
$415
2%
Internet access
$289
1.4%
Floral arrangements
$276
1.4%
Throwback music festival
$250
1.2%
Meeting expense
$229
1.1%
Promotional items
$150
0.7%
Beers and cheeses event
$140
0.7%
Donations
$70
0.3%
Raffle prize gift basket
$50
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
N C Consulting LLC
2017-05-24
$2,500
Consulting
N C Consulting LLC
2017-06-19
$2,500
Consulting
N C Consulting LLC
2017-04-18
$2,500
Consulting
Randy J. Barnette
2017-06-04
$2,000
Consulting
Randy J. Barnette
2017-05-03
$2,000
Consulting
Randy J. Barnette
2017-04-03
$2,000
Consulting
Chi Town Printing
2017-06-12
$914
Ad book mailing
Shirley Taetle
2017-04-24
$875
Accounting fees
Hugo's Frog Bar
2017-06-02
$638
Fundraisers
Gail Beitz
2017-06-02
$600
Consulting
Multi Chamber Open
2017-06-19
$415
Golf open
Events.org
2017-06-02
$330
Consulting
Gladstone Chamber of Commerce
2017-05-12
$250
Throwback music festival
A T & T
2017-04-28
$231
Telephone expenses
Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
2017-06-02
$229
Meeting expense
A T & T
2017-05-15
$219
Cell phones
A T & T
2017-04-10
$218
Cell phones
Donna's Garden & More Inc
2017-04-28
$150
Floral arrangements
Gladstone Chamber of Commerce
2017-05-12
$150
Promotional items
Constant Contact
2017-04-28
$144
Internet access
Constant Contact
2017-06-02
$144
Internet access
Ppbic
2017-06-02
$140
Beers and cheeses event
Actblue Illinois
2017-05-09
$138
Processing fees
A T & T
2017-04-28
$127
Telephone expenses
A T & T
2017-06-02
$127
Telephone expenses