Ford's committee spent the most on campaign expense in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,821) going to Amex in Dallas. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ford's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign expense
$6,821
61.6%
Campaign work
$1,000
9%
Donations
$771
7%
Campaign meeting
$667
6%
Gifts
$500
4.5%
Newspaper advertising
$380
3.4%
Community movie event
$350
3.2%
Kwanzaa holiday party
$239
2.2%
Meals
$180
1.6%
Phones
$165
1.5%
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
Amex
2018-02-12
$3,000
Campaign expense
Amex
2018-03-02
$2,207
Campaign expense
Amex
2018-03-02
$1,140
Campaign expense
Barbara Williams
2018-02-13
$700
Campaign work
Jacobs Group Inc
2018-02-02
$500
Gifts
Amex
2018-01-02
$473
Campaign expense
West Austin Development Center
2018-02-08
$471
Donations
Cinemas Entertainment
2018-02-13
$350
Community movie event
Jessie M. Ford
2018-02-20
$300
Campaign work
Rock of Ages Baptist Church
2018-02-09
$300
Donations
Gibsons Italia
2018-02-07
$292
Campaign meeting
Voice Newspaper
2018-02-06
$280
Newspaper advertising
Aaron Vanderbilt
2018-01-03
$239
Kwanzaa holiday party
D4 Irish Pub & Cafe
2018-03-21
$192
Campaign meeting
312 Chicago
2018-02-05
$182
Campaign meeting
Devon Restaurant
2018-01-22
$180
Meals
AT & T Billing
2018-01-29
$165
Phones
Voice Newspaper
2018-02-26
$100
Newspaper advertising
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