Hairston's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 69.6% of this total ($6,932) going to Progressive Solutions Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hairston's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$9,957
37.9%
Holiday party
$6,250
23.8%
Equipment rental
$2,646
10.1%
Telephones
$2,469
9.4%
Catering
$1,525
5.8%
Phone and internet installation
$1,500
5.7%
Car lease payment
$693
2.6%
Donations
$600
2.3%
Computer
$428
1.6%
Printing
$207
0.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Nicole Marie Events
2018-01-08
$6,250
Holiday party
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2018-01-31
$5,932
Consulting
AAA Rental
2018-01-16
$2,197
Equipment rental
Chic in Chocolate
2018-02-02
$1,525
Catering
Shante Fenique King
2018-01-11
$1,525
Consulting
Comcast
2018-01-10
$1,500
Phone and internet installation
Shante Fenique King
2018-03-13
$1,500
Consulting
AT&T Broadband
2018-02-22
$641
Telephones
AT&T Broadband
2018-03-27
$641
Telephones
AT&T Broadband
2018-01-25
$635
Telephones
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2018-02-07
$500
Consulting
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2018-03-14
$500
Consulting
Acura Financial Services
2018-01-09
$483
Car lease payment
AAA Rental
2018-03-02
$448
Equipment rental
ecomputer, inc
2018-03-02
$428
Computer
Nichols Park Advisory Council
2018-01-03
$350
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2018-03-21
$279
Telephones
Whitney Young Swim Team
2018-02-21
$250
Donations
Acura Financial Services
2018-01-02
$210
Car lease payment
PM Graphic
2018-03-19
$207
Printing
Verizon Wireless
2018-01-24
$135
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2018-01-09
$134
Telephones