McConchie's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 50.4% of this total ($15,000) going to Lynn O'Brien in Lake Zurich. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McConchie's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$29,750
26.9%
Postage
$20,176
18.3%
Printing & postage
$14,680
13.3%
Mailing
$8,176
7.4%
Printing
$7,219
6.5%
Event & meeting expenses
$7,170
6.5%
Marketing
$5,694
5.2%
Data
$3,087
2.8%
Signs
$2,417
2.2%
Fees
$2,186
2%
Promotional items
$2,170
2%
Mileage expenses
$2,028
1.8%
Campaign work
$1,982
1.8%
Equipment - purchase
$1,387
1.3%
Office supplies
$915
0.8%
Utilities
$695
0.6%
Website expenses
$317
0.3%
Transportation
$200
0.2%
Phones
$165
0.2%
Administrative/overhead expenses
$38
< 0.1%
Misc expenses
$20
< 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
Victory Enterprises
2016-01-07
$8,176
Mailing
Jumbo Postcard
2016-03-07
$7,164
Printing & postage
Jumbo Postcard
2016-02-16
$6,175
Printing
US Postal Service
2016-02-01
$5,831
Postage
Lynn O'Brien
2016-03-01
$5,000
Consulting
Lynn O'Brien
2016-02-01
$5,000
Consulting
Lynn O'Brien
2016-01-04
$5,000
Consulting
Costco
2016-03-04
$4,734
Postage
Jumbo Postcard
2016-03-10
$3,192
Printing & postage
US Postal Service
2016-01-02
$2,744
Postage
Simply Delicious Gourmet Catering LTD
2016-02-12
$2,560
Event & meeting expenses
US Postal Service
2016-02-18
$2,450
Postage
US Postal Service
2016-02-24
$2,450
Postage
Maxfield & Lloyd
2016-02-15
$2,000
Consulting
Maxfield & Lloyd
2016-01-15
$2,000
Consulting
Victory Enterprises
2016-01-05
$1,990
Marketing
Awesome Campaigns
2016-01-08
$1,960
Signs
Victory Enterprises
2016-01-01
$1,849
Promotional items
Victory Enterprises
2016-02-02
$1,765
Marketing
Jumbo Postcard
2016-02-29
$1,765
Printing & postage
Victory Enterprises
2016-03-07
$1,631
Printing & postage
Beelows
2016-03-15
$1,528
Event & meeting expenses
Victory Enterprises
2016-03-04
$1,525
Marketing
John Barrington
2016-01-04
$1,500
Consulting
John Barrington
2016-02-01
$1,500
Consulting
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