Pattison's committee spent the most on mail. in the quarter, with all those payments ($56,857) going to Main Street Solutions, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Pattison's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mail.
$56,857
45.6%
Loan repayment.
$20,000
16.1%
Salary.
$10,840
8.7%
Compliance consulting.
$7,400
5.9%
Federal tax withholding.
$4,298
3.5%
Campaign literature.
$3,998
3.2%
Fundraising consulting.
$3,328
2.7%
Field work.
$2,847
2.3%
Yard signs.
$2,747
2.2%
Credit card merchant processing fees
$2,039
1.6%
Rent.
$1,800
1.4%
Legal services.
$1,575
1.3%
Lawn signs.
$1,005
0.8%
Campaign office software monthly payment.
$960
0.8%
State income tax withholding.
$727
0.6%
Field consulting.
$500
0.4%
Employer contribution - state unemployment.
$477
0.4%
Thank you cards.
$395
0.3%
Office supplies.
$355
0.3%
Wifi.
$322
0.3%
Website maintenance.
$300
0.2%
Campaign stickers.
$260
0.2%
Food.
$251
0.2%
Voter outreach.
$250
0.2%
Research.
$250
0.2%
Voter outreach information.
$224
0.2%
Payroll service fee.
$195
0.2%
Email and telephone service.
$165
0.1%
Workers compensation insurance.
$126
0.1%
Postage.
$108
< 0.1%
Worker's compensation insurance.
$11
< 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
Main Street Solutions, Inc.
2018-02-28
$23,406
Mail.
Hopkins for Chicago
2018-03-22
$20,000
Loan repayment.
Main Street Solutions, Inc.
2018-03-10
$15,990
Mail.
Main Street Solutions, Inc.
2018-02-15
$9,465
Mail.
Main Street Solutions, Inc.
2018-03-07
$7,995
Mail.
Rachel M. Vorbeck
2018-03-23
$7,400
Compliance consulting.
KJD Strategies
2018-02-13
$3,328
Fundraising consulting.
Done Deal Promotions
2018-03-10
$2,497
Yard signs.
Wildfire Contact LLC
2018-02-21
$1,744
Campaign literature.
Haleigh Hoff
2018-02-14
$1,674
Salary.
Haleigh Hoff
2018-03-14
$1,674
Salary.
Haleigh Hoff
2018-01-31
$1,674
Salary.
Haleigh Hoff
2018-02-28
$1,674
Salary.
Haleigh Hoff
2018-01-12
$1,605
Salary.
Haleigh Hoff
2018-01-02
$1,605
Salary.
Michael Kreloff
2018-01-04
$1,575
Legal services.
Wildfire Contact LLC
2018-03-10
$1,262
Campaign literature.
Sage Payment Solutions
2018-03-07
$1,056
Credit card merchant processing fees
Done Deal Promotions
2018-03-28
$1,005
Lawn signs.
Haleigh Hoff
2018-03-27
$931
Salary.
Wistom LLC
2018-01-16
$900
Rent.
Wistom LLC
2018-02-16
$900
Rent.
Jennifer Khosla
2018-03-23
$810
Field work.
Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
2018-01-02
$718
Federal tax withholding.
Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
2018-01-12
$718
Federal tax withholding.