Murphy's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,500) going to Andrew Bookman in Buffalo Grove. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,500
84.6%
Computing services
$450
8.5%
Bank charges
$221
4.2%
Computer services
$150
2.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Andrew Bookman
2018-03-05
$4,500
Consulting
NGP VAN, Inc.
2018-01-02
$150
Computer services
NGP VAN, Inc.
2018-01-02
$150
Computing services
NGP VAN, Inc.
2018-02-02
$150
Computing services
NGP VAN, Inc.
2018-03-02
$150
Computing services
Chase Bank
2018-01-02
$120
Bank charges
Chase Bank
2018-02-02
$70
Bank charges
Chase Bank
2018-03-02
$29
Bank charges