Payne's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 43.4% of this total ($4,600) going to The Burluxi Group LLC in Markham. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Payne's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$10,600
52.4%
Brochures
$7,025
34.7%
Television advertising
$1,409
7%
Principal payment
$427
2.1%
Newspaper advertising
$375
1.9%
Postage
$237
1.2%
Magazine advertising
$152
0.8%
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
Union Signs and Printing
2018-03-07
$3,825
Brochures
Jermaine Clark
2018-02-01
$3,000
Consulting
The Burluxi Group LLC
2018-02-05
$2,700
Consulting
Sean Howard
2018-03-06
$2,000
Consulting
Soul Slate
2018-03-02
$1,500
Brochures
6th. Ward Regular Dem Org
2018-03-05
$1,000
Brochures
Sean Howard
2018-02-06
$1,000
Consulting
The Burluxi Group LLC
2018-03-26
$1,000
Consulting
The Burluxi Group LLC
2018-01-08
$900
Consulting
News Exposure
2018-01-17
$835
Television advertising
21st Ward Regular Dem Org
2018-03-12
$500
Brochures
Independent Bulletin
2018-03-09
$375
Newspaper advertising
Steve Capers
2018-03-16
$374
Television advertising
Usps
2018-03-15
$237
Postage
Mariner
2018-02-16
$228
Principal payment
Graphics By Wannie
2018-02-27
$200
Television advertising
Minuteman Press
2018-03-08
$200
Brochures
Mariner
2018-03-30
$198
Principal payment
Greater Institutional
2018-02-27
$152
Magazine advertising