Laws's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 40.7% of this total ($7,000) going to Jermaine Clark in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Laws's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$17,192
30.5%
Printing
$13,740
24.4%
Consulting
$10,085
17.9%
Billboard expenses
$6,085
10.8%
Lawn signs
$5,160
9.2%
Magazine advertising
$3,000
5.3%
Palm cards
$500
0.9%
Computer services
$300
0.5%
Graphic design
$300
0.5%
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
Kevron Printing
2018-03-14
$8,867
Printing
Michael Peery - Len Gar Media Consulting
2018-02-13
$6,360
Consulting
Awesome Campaign Inc
2018-02-13
$4,115
Lawn signs
Outfront Media
2018-01-11
$4,000
Billboard expenses
Darnell Clark
2018-01-02
$3,500
Campaign work
Jermaine Clark
2018-03-01
$3,500
Campaign work
Jermaine Clark
2018-02-05
$3,500
Campaign work
Taylor Media/Gospel Tribune
2018-02-05
$3,000
Magazine advertising
Outfront Media
2018-01-11
$2,085
Billboard expenses
Michael Peery - Len Gar Media Consulting
2018-02-13
$1,650
Consulting
Kevron Printing
2018-03-09
$1,188
Printing
Michael Peery - Len Gar Media Consulting
2018-02-09
$1,175
Consulting
Ricky Hendon
2018-01-10
$1,000
Campaign work
Sean Howard
2018-01-02
$1,000
Campaign work
Sean Howard
2018-02-05
$1,000
Campaign work
Sean Howard
2018-03-05
$1,000
Campaign work
Kevron Printing
2018-03-09
$1,000
Printing
Adam Winston
2018-03-21
$1,000
Campaign work
Robert Truman
2018-03-12
$867
Campaign work
Over 4 Printing
2018-03-14
$850
Printing
William Tucker, Ink Spot
2018-03-16
$585
Printing
William Tucker, Ink Spot
2018-03-19
$570
Printing
Awesome Campaign Inc
2018-03-23
$545
Lawn signs
21st Ward Democratic Org
2018-03-12
$500
Palm cards
Awesome Campaign Inc
2018-02-13
$500
Lawn signs