Cassidy's committee spent the most on mail piece costs in the quarter, with all those payments ($20,315) going to Lowitzki Consulting, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cassidy's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mail piece costs
$20,315
55.8%
Fundraising
$4,560
12.5%
Compliance reporting/management
$2,550
7%
Campaign signs
$1,141
3.1%
Mailer expenses
$909
2.5%
Transportation
$815
2.2%
Lodging
$673
1.9%
Window signs
$530
1.5%
Airfare
$460
1.3%
Campaign assistance
$450
1.2%
Compliance software
$450
1.2%
Christmas bonus
$400
1.1%
Office cleaning
$400
1.1%
Cell phone bill
$389
1.1%
Newsletter/mail manager
$334
0.9%
Campaign walk card design
$300
0.8%
Office phone/internet bill
$295
0.8%
Transportation costs
$268
0.7%
Photography
$250
0.7%
Election day sign placement
$205
0.6%
Food
$190
0.5%
Credit card processing fees
$185
0.5%
Website hosting
$171
0.5%
District office internet/phone
$147
0.4%
Wifi
$13
< 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
Lowitzki Consulting, LLC
2018-03-09
$20,315
Mail piece costs
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-01-31
$2,000
Fundraising
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-02-28
$1,306
Fundraising
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-03-29
$1,254
Fundraising
Jonathan Pearl
2018-01-31
$1,150
Compliance reporting/management
ABC Compuprint
2018-03-20
$1,141
Campaign signs
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-02-12
$909
Mailer expenses
Jonathan Pearl
2018-02-28
$700
Compliance reporting/management
Jonathan Pearl
2018-03-29
$700
Compliance reporting/management
ABC Compuprint
2018-03-20
$530
Window signs
Hilton Springfield
2018-02-21
$498
Lodging
James McIntyre
2018-01-03
$450
Campaign assistance
Ngp Van
2018-02-02
$450
Compliance software
Curtis Strategies, LLC
2018-02-15
$300
Campaign walk card design
Lyft
2018-01-08
$268
Transportation costs
Southwest Airlines
2018-02-05
$252
Airfare
Michael James
2018-03-21
$250
Photography
Southwest Airlines
2018-02-05
$243
Transportation
Rosa Reyna
2018-01-08
$240
Office cleaning
Southwest Airlines
2018-02-05
$207
Airfare
James McIntyre
2018-03-26
$205
Election day sign placement
Patricia Ewert
2018-01-23
$200
Christmas bonus
Jonathan Pearl
2018-01-08
$200
Christmas bonus
Augie's Front Burner
2018-02-28
$190
Food
Hilton Springfield
2018-02-07
$174
Lodging
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