Madigan's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($240,784) going to US Postmaster in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Madigan's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$240,784
23.8%
Payroll
$235,471
23.2%
Taxes
$122,212
12.1%
Printing
$105,090
10.4%
Tickets
$68,638
6.8%
Gifts
$64,167
6.3%
Insurance
$56,003
5.5%
Legal fees
$43,505
4.3%
Polling
$33,000
3.3%
Office equipment
$8,669
0.9%
Office supplies
$4,044
0.4%
Professional services
$4,000
0.4%
Shipping
$3,614
0.4%
Meals
$3,475
0.3%
Donations
$2,000
0.2%
Mileage expenses
$1,865
0.2%
Lodging
$1,761
0.2%
Robo calls
$1,516
0.2%
Payment
$1,442
0.1%
Fees
$1,302
0.1%
Gift cards
$1,258
0.1%
Voicemails
$1,211
0.1%
Payroll fee
$1,184
0.1%
Telephone expenses
$1,041
0.1%
Retainer fee
$1,000
0.1%
Event services
$984
0.1%
Truck rental
$819
< 0.1%
Catering
$678
< 0.1%
Framing
$600
< 0.1%
Car rental
$473
< 0.1%
Event deposit
$461
< 0.1%
Flowers
$336
< 0.1%
Gift packaging
$305
< 0.1%
Rent
$258
< 0.1%
Reception
$244
< 0.1%
Maintenance fee
$120
< 0.1%
Printing fee
$50
< 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
Chicago White Sox
2018-01-12
$67,068
Tickets
Sawbridge Studios
2018-01-09
$38,934
Gifts
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-02-19
$24,640
Legal fees
Tulchin Research
2018-02-25
$20,000
Polling
MD Designs
2018-03-30
$19,460
Gifts
Hinshaw & Culbertson
2018-03-02
$18,465
Legal fees
Internal Revenue Service
2018-02-28
$15,856
Taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2018-02-15
$15,164
Taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2018-01-31
$15,024
Taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2018-03-15
$14,688
Taxes
Tulchin Research
2018-03-02
$13,000
Polling
Internal Revenue Service
2018-01-16
$12,989
Taxes
MNJ Technologies Direct, Inc
2018-02-27
$7,766
Office equipment
US Postmaster
2018-02-21
$7,658
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-02-28
$7,658
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-03-07
$7,658
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-03-12
$7,658
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-03-14
$7,658
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-03-02
$6,924
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-03-09
$6,924
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-02-21
$6,819
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-02-28
$6,819
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-03-07
$6,819
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-03-12
$6,819
Postage
US Postmaster
2018-03-14
$6,819
Postage
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