Jones's committee spent the most on bank charges in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,192) going to First Premier Bank in Sioux Falls. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jones's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Bank charges
$1,192
32.5%
Staff salaries
$809
22%
Car maintenance
$497
13.5%
Dinner
$442
12%
Office equipment
$239
6.5%
Telephones
$177
4.8%
Food
$157
4.3%
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$155
4.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
First Premier Bank
2018-03-29
$857
Bank charges
Autozone
2018-01-23
$497
Car maintenance
Mastro's Chicago
2018-01-12
$442
Dinner
Nicolos Lanagan
2018-01-22
$405
Staff salaries
First Premier Bank
2018-01-08
$334
Bank charges
Amazon
2018-01-03
$239
Office equipment
Damani Bolden
2018-01-02
$203
Staff salaries
Nicolos Lanagan
2018-02-26
$201
Staff salaries
Verizon Wireless
2018-03-26
$177
Telephones
Seashell
2018-01-03
$157
Food
Facebook
2018-03-01
$155
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