Kelly's committee spent the most on consulting - mailer in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,000) going to Baxter Swilley in Evanston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Kelly's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting - mailer
$12,000
23.1%
Lawn signs
$11,517
22.1%
Television advertising
$5,000
9.6%
Campaign work - early voting polling places
$4,000
7.7%
Consulting
$2,850
5.5%
Newspaper advertising
$2,750
5.3%
Campaign staff
$2,500
4.8%
Legal fees
$2,000
3.8%
Campaign work
$1,340
2.6%
Printing
$1,085
2.1%
Signs
$989
1.9%
Palm cards
$958
1.8%
Graphic design
$850
1.6%
Field work
$600
1.2%
Fund raising entertainment
$500
1%
Fund raising (food)
$500
1%
Production media expenses
$500
1%
Consulting - campaign workers
$400
0.8%
Donation processing fees
$365
0.7%
Consulting - campaign digital truck
$360
0.7%
Campaign work - security
$340
0.7%
Online advertising
$211
0.4%
Advertising - candidate forum
$200
0.4%
Supplies
$168
0.3%
Gasoline
$48
< 0.1%
Car lease payment
$12
< 0.1%
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
Baxter Swilley
2018-03-12
$12,000
Consulting - mailer
David Levin & Associates
2018-03-09
$5,000
Television advertising
Ready Proof
2018-02-19
$4,875
Lawn signs
Ready Proof
2018-03-09
$4,875
Lawn signs
W.C. Solutions
2018-03-19
$4,000
Campaign work - early voting polling places
Jala Curtis Evans
2018-03-20
$2,500
Campaign staff
Ancel Glink
2018-01-04
$2,000
Legal fees
WDB Marketing
2018-03-14
$1,767
Lawn signs
Hyde Park Herald
2018-03-13
$1,650
Newspaper advertising
Chicago Defender
2018-03-14
$1,100
Newspaper advertising
Victory
2018-03-19
$1,000
Consulting
Square PR Store
2018-02-19
$989
Signs
First Place Campaigns
2018-03-22
$900
Campaign work
Victory
2018-02-23
$750
Consulting
Dirk Acklin
2018-03-20
$600
Field work
Ta'sha Barber
2018-03-07
$600
Consulting
Tiffany Bledsoe
2018-02-10
$500
Fund raising entertainment
Clark Catering
2018-02-10
$500
Fund raising (food)
Brad Johnson
2018-02-23
$500
Production media expenses
Victory
2018-01-15
$500
Consulting
Minuteman Press
2018-03-19
$457
Palm cards
Brian Gorman
2018-03-12
$440
Campaign work
Diane Jerdine
2018-03-20
$400
Consulting - campaign workers
M13 Graphics
2018-03-13
$375
Printing
WDB Marketing
2018-03-18
$370
Printing
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