Gainer's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 90.5% of this total ($42,097) going to Wildfire Contact in Metheun. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gainer's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$46,542
37.8%
Consulting
$29,247
23.8%
Voter communications
$21,275
17.3%
Professional fees
$16,500
13.4%
Consulting services
$3,500
2.8%
Food and beverage expenses
$1,793
1.5%
Professional services
$950
0.8%
Return of over contribution
$750
0.6%
Campaign software
$750
0.6%
Bank fees
$687
0.6%
Marketing
$635
0.5%
Event sponsorship
$500
0.4%
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
Wildfire Contact
2018-02-27
$21,275
Voter communications
Wildfire Contact
2018-03-09
$20,849
Printing
Wildfire Contact
2018-03-13
$19,734
Printing
Meghan Christiansen
2018-03-31
$15,000
Consulting
Wildfire Contact
2018-03-07
$12,601
Consulting
KJD Strategies
2018-01-03
$10,500
Professional fees
Elect Inc
2018-01-15
$3,500
Consulting services
Chi-Town Printing
2018-02-09
$2,135
Printing
GO Consulting
2018-01-01
$2,000
Professional fees
GO Consulting
2018-02-01
$2,000
Professional fees
GO Consulting
2018-03-01
$2,000
Professional fees
Quartino Restaurant
2018-03-07
$1,793
Food and beverage expenses
Wildfire Contact
2018-03-07
$1,513
Printing
Forest Printing Inc
2018-03-13
$1,354
Printing
Wildfire Contact
2018-01-19
$1,045
Consulting
James P. Nally P.C.
2018-01-03
$950
Professional services
Chi-Town Printing
2018-02-26
$765
Printing
Timothy Ryan Hurley
2018-02-09
$600
Consulting
Hamlin Park Baseball Association
2018-02-05
$500
Event sponsorship
Knight Partners LLC
2018-03-13
$500
Return of over contribution
Bankcard
2018-03-02
$443
Bank fees
Juan Ochoa
2018-03-13
$250
Return of over contribution
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-01-01
$250
Campaign software
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-02-01
$250
Campaign software
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-03-01
$250
Campaign software
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