Mendoza's committee spent the most on fundraising services in the quarter, with all those payments ($35,000) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mendoza's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising services
$35,000
55%
Promotional items
$6,073
9.6%
Payroll
$4,476
7%
Website expenses
$2,811
4.4%
Insurance
$2,569
4%
Software platform
$2,467
3.9%
Mileage expenses
$1,962
3.1%
Payroll - federal taxes
$1,332
2.1%
Printing
$1,275
2%
Meals
$1,097
1.7%
Merchant transaction fee
$852
1.3%
Phones
$767
1.2%
Ticket purchases
$600
0.9%
Parade entry fee
$500
0.8%
Supplies
$428
0.7%
Candidate lodging
$347
0.6%
Tickets
$213
0.3%
Payroll - state taxes
$207
0.3%
Subscriptions
$204
0.3%
Transportation
$183
0.3%
Food and beverage expenses
$171
0.3%
Equipment - purchase
$36
< 0.1%
Parking
$21
< 0.1%
Returned check fee
$9
< 0.1%
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
KJD Strategies
2018-03-14
$9,000
Fundraising services
KJD Strategies
2018-02-02
$9,000
Fundraising services
KJD Strategies
2018-01-25
$9,000
Fundraising services
KJD Strategies
2018-01-25
$8,000
Fundraising services
The Blue Deal LLC
2018-02-26
$2,784
Promotional items
Qbe
2018-01-08
$2,569
Insurance
Gareene Indigo Design Company
2018-01-05
$2,500
Website expenses
The Blue Deal LLC
2018-02-21
$2,002
Promotional items
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2018-02-28
$1,275
Printing
Susana Mendoza
2018-02-08
$1,187
Mileage expenses
Minuteman Press
2018-03-15
$916
Promotional items
Simon Cohen
2018-03-29
$899
Payroll
Simon Cohen
2018-03-22
$899
Payroll
Simon Cohen
2018-03-01
$899
Payroll
Simon Cohen
2018-02-15
$899
Payroll
Simon Cohen
2018-01-30
$877
Payroll
Susana Mendoza
2018-03-14
$774
Mileage expenses
Ngp Van
2018-03-02
$750
Software platform
Ngp Van
2018-01-02
$750
Software platform
Ngp Van
2018-02-02
$750
Software platform
Sage Payment Solutions
2018-01-02
$633
Merchant transaction fee
Equality Illinois
2018-01-22
$600
Ticket purchases
Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade
2018-02-21
$500
Parade entry fee
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
2018-03-19
$375
Meals
PCS Marketing Group, LLC
2018-02-28
$371
Promotional items
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