Link's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,640) going to Peter Couvall in Waukegan. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Link's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$1,640
21.4%
Staff salaries
$1,500
19.5%
Storage
$936
12.2%
Car lease payment
$912
11.9%
Candidate lodging
$900
11.7%
Donations
$780
10.2%
Cell phones
$407
5.3%
Gasoline
$311
4.1%
Telephones
$286
3.7%
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
Peter Couvall
2016-03-08
$1,640
Consulting
Kevin Eddie
2016-01-30
$1,500
Staff salaries
Lake County Forest Perserve
2016-03-06
$500
Donations
GM Financial
2016-02-20
$456
Car lease payment
GM Financial
2016-01-15
$456
Car lease payment
Woodland Acres
2016-02-01
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2016-01-01
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2016-03-01
$300
Candidate lodging
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Troop 41875
2016-01-20
$280
Donations
Sprint Cellular
2016-01-02
$214
Cell phones
Sprint Cellular
2016-02-03
$193
Cell phones
CubeSmart
2016-01-29
$192
Storage
CubeSmart
2016-02-29
$192
Storage
CubeSmart
2016-03-18
$184
Storage
CubeSmart
2016-01-19
$184
Storage
CubeSmart
2016-02-18
$184
Storage
AT&T Bill Payment
2016-03-02
$143
Telephones
AT&T Bill Payment
2016-01-29
$143
Telephones
Mobile
2016-03-15
$34
Gasoline
Mobile
2016-02-22
$32
Gasoline
Mobile
2016-03-08
$28
Gasoline
Mobile
2016-01-22
$25
Gasoline
Mobile
2016-02-02
$24
Gasoline
Mobile
2016-03-07
$23
Gasoline
Mobile
2016-02-12
$22
Gasoline
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