Valencia's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 66.8% of this total ($10,000) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Valencia's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$14,972
65.3%
Event expenses
$4,224
18.4%
Printing
$2,374
10.4%
Credit card processing
$617
2.7%
Donations
$500
2.2%
Photography
$250
1.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2018-01-08
$10,000
Consulting
Eastman Strategies
2018-02-27
$3,000
Consulting
Pearl Brasserie Chicago
2018-02-12
$2,002
Event expenses
Pearl Brasserie Chicago
2018-02-22
$2,002
Event expenses
Breaker Press
2018-02-05
$1,358
Printing
Melissa Hoffmann
2018-01-23
$1,250
Consulting
Wildfire Contact
2018-01-08
$1,016
Printing
City Club of Chicago
2018-01-24
$500
Donations
Melissa Hoffmann
2018-02-12
$500
Consulting
Tarji Smedley
2018-02-08
$250
Photography
MAC Creative
2018-02-20
$222
Consulting
Better Belly, LLC
2018-02-07
$219
Event expenses
ActBlue
2018-03-09
$199
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-21
$185
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-09
$147
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-21
$53
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-09
$19
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-30
$9
Credit card processing
ActBlue
2018-03-09
$2
Credit card processing