Durkan's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 71.1% of this total ($70,000) going to Paladin Political Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Durkan's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$98,500
60.6%
Campaign work
$31,823
19.6%
Printing
$13,483
8.3%
Production media expenses
$7,500
4.6%
Advertising
$3,500
2.2%
Fundraising expenses
$2,636
1.6%
Volunteer expenses
$1,525
0.9%
Legal fees
$1,300
0.8%
Software
$750
0.5%
Donations
$500
0.3%
Event expenses
$427
0.3%
Fundraisng expenses
$303
0.2%
Radio
$240
0.2%
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
Paladin Political Group
2018-03-06
$35,000
Consulting
Paladin Political Group
2018-02-27
$35,000
Consulting
Foremost Strategy LLP
2018-02-12
$15,000
Consulting
Breaker Press
2018-02-21
$13,483
Printing
Don't We Boys, LLC
2018-03-13
$7,500
Production media expenses
Jesse Juarez
2018-03-20
$7,500
Campaign work
KNI Inc
2018-03-21
$7,223
Campaign work
Brenna Walsh
2018-01-02
$6,000
Campaign work
Foremost Strategy LLP
2018-03-05
$5,000
Consulting
Bwati Davis
2018-02-06
$3,500
Consulting
Bamani Obadele
2018-03-06
$3,500
Consulting
Sean Niewohner
2018-03-22
$2,000
Campaign work
Southwest Messenger Press
2018-03-12
$2,000
Advertising
Senior Wizdom Consulting
2018-03-06
$1,500
Consulting
Taylor Media
2018-03-13
$1,500
Advertising
Patrick Wawrzyniak
2018-03-21
$1,500
Campaign work
Emerald Isle
2018-03-12
$1,457
Fundraising expenses
Michael Kreloff
2018-03-15
$1,300
Legal fees
Emerald Isle
2018-03-20
$1,000
Volunteer expenses
Dorothy White
2018-03-22
$1,000
Campaign work
Bobby G's Chicago
2018-02-15
$840
Fundraising expenses
NGP Van
2018-03-05
$750
Software
Emerald Isle
2018-03-22
$525
Volunteer expenses
Young Irish Fellowship Club
2018-02-20
$500
Donations
Home Run Inn
2018-02-20
$338
Fundraising expenses
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