Gariepy's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 92.8% of this total ($25,760) going to KNI Communications in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gariepy's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$27,760
50%
Polling
$14,450
26%
Digital consulting
$4,500
8.1%
Printing
$4,290
7.7%
Software
$1,960
3.5%
Advertising
$1,000
1.8%
Postage
$700
1.3%
Fundraising event
$385
0.7%
Ticket to the 2018 equality illinois gala
$300
0.5%
Travel to campaign events in suburbs
$187
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Fako Research & Strategies, Inc.
2018-01-04
$14,450
Polling
KNI Communications
2018-03-07
$13,260
Consulting
KNI Communications
2018-03-02
$5,000
Consulting
KNI Communications
2018-03-15
$4,500
Consulting
Marked Marketing
2018-03-14
$3,500
Digital consulting
Breaker Press Inc
2018-03-07
$3,080
Printing
KNI Communications
2018-03-20
$2,000
Consulting
LaSalle Strategies
2018-02-27
$1,500
Consulting
KNI Communications
2018-02-01
$1,000
Consulting
Marked Marketing
2018-02-20
$1,000
Advertising
Marked Marketing
2018-01-09
$1,000
Digital consulting
VoterCircle
2018-02-02
$1,000
Software
Breaker Press Inc
2018-03-12
$770
Printing
United States Postal Service
2018-02-20
$700
Postage
LaSalle Strategies
2018-01-08
$500
Consulting
West on North
2018-02-07
$385
Fundraising event
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-01-02
$320
Software
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-02-02
$320
Software
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-03-02
$320
Software
Equality Illinois
2018-01-24
$300
Ticket to the 2018 equality illinois gala
Breaker Press Inc
2018-02-21
$240
Printing
Breaker Press Inc
2018-02-08
$200
Printing
Illinois Tollway
2018-01-02
$187
Travel to campaign events in suburbs
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