Cappleman's committee spent the most on direct mail in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,060) going to Kevron Printing & Mailing in Chicago Ridge. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cappleman's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Direct mail
$5,060
36.1%
Consulting
$3,000
21.4%
Consulting fee
$1,500
10.7%
Election day lunches
$1,258
9%
Database software
$855
6.1%
2018 gala tickets
$600
4.3%
Graphic design
$520
3.7%
Charitable donation
$500
3.6%
Credit card processing fees
$356
2.5%
Event expenses
$200
1.4%
Eblast service
$180
1.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Kevron Printing & Mailing
2018-01-08
$2,810
Direct mail
Kevron Printing & Mailing
2018-02-22
$2,250
Direct mail
Stacy Pratt
2018-01-02
$1,500
Consulting
Stacy Pratt
2018-02-01
$1,500
Consulting
Stacy Pratt
2018-03-01
$1,500
Consulting fee
Subway
2018-03-19
$1,258
Election day lunches
Ngp Van
2018-01-19
$855
Database software
Equality Illinois
2018-01-22
$600
2018 gala tickets
Michael Garzel
2018-01-05
$520
Graphic design
Grow Community Chicago
2018-03-05
$500
Charitable donation
Fat Cat Restaurant
2018-03-02
$200
Event expenses
First Data Merchant Services
2018-01-03
$143
Credit card processing fees
Mail Chimp
2018-01-08
$60
Eblast service
Mail Chimp
2018-02-08
$60
Eblast service
Mail Chimp
2018-03-08
$60
Eblast service
First Data Merchant Services
2018-01-03
$53
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2018-02-05
$49
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2018-03-05
$49
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2018-01-03
$19
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2018-02-05
$19
Credit card processing fees
First Data Merchant Services
2018-03-05
$19
Credit card processing fees
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