Cassidy's committee spent the most on fundraising in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,018) going to Blueprint Campaign Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cassidy's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising
$2,018
15.3%
Reimbursement for business trip flight costs
$2,000
15.1%
Campaign materials
$1,000
7.6%
Compliance reporting/management
$1,000
7.6%
Gala donation
$725
5.5%
Conference attendance
$625
4.7%
Food
$536
4.1%
Transportation
$519
3.9%
Teacher appreciation day cookies
$482
3.6%
Compliance reporting software
$450
3.4%
Event tickets
$437
3.3%
Domain hosting
$339
2.6%
Phone bill
$321
2.4%
Farm bureau event catering
$314
2.4%
Tickets
$257
1.9%
Supplies
$238
1.8%
Cleaning
$228
1.7%
Email marketing
$223
1.7%
Domain hosting/purchasing
$209
1.6%
Donations
$200
1.5%
Intern event catering
$149
1.1%
Phone/internet bills for gov. office
$147
1.1%
Internet/phone bill for gov. office
$147
1.1%
Office phone/internet bill
$147
1.1%
Event catering
$145
1.1%
Phone/internet bills
$132
1%
Newsletter/mail manager
$111
0.8%
Food for office
$52
0.4%
Uncategorized expenses
$38
0.3%
Office lunch
$26
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-05-03
$1,254
Fundraising
Kelly Cassidy
2018-04-02
$1,240
Reimbursement for business trip flight costs
ABC Compuprint
2018-05-24
$1,000
Campaign materials
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-06-07
$764
Fundraising
Kelly Cassidy
2018-05-07
$759
Reimbursement for business trip flight costs
National Conference of State Legislators
2018-06-18
$625
Conference attendance
Jonathan Pearl
2018-05-03
$500
Compliance reporting/management
Jonathan Pearl
2018-06-07
$500
Compliance reporting/management
Gold'n Pear
2018-06-12
$482
Teacher appreciation day cookies
Ngp Van
2018-05-02
$450
Compliance reporting software
Chicago Cubs
2018-06-06
$437
Event tickets
JustHost
2018-06-28
$339
Domain hosting
Uncommon Ground
2018-06-20
$314
Farm bureau event catering
Chicago Methodist Senior Services
2018-04-18
$275
Gala donation
Pearl
2018-04-11
$257
Tickets
Jane Addams Senior Caucus
2018-04-09
$250
Gala donation
Loukinens' On Fourth
2018-05-29
$247
Food
Merry Maids
2018-04-11
$228
Cleaning
Godaddy.com LLC
2018-06-26
$209
Domain hosting/purchasing
Illinois Legislative Diabetes Caucus Foundation
2018-04-25
$200
Donations
Lambda Legal
2018-04-24
$200
Gala donation
Verizon Communications
2018-05-15
$188
Phone bill
OTC Brands
2018-06-28
$154
Supplies
Edgewater Tacos
2018-06-20
$149
Intern event catering
RCN Corporation
2018-04-17
$147
Phone/internet bills for gov. office
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