Link's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 57% of this total ($3,000) going to Carly Halstead in Chicago. 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
$5,260
33.5%
Staff salaries
$2,800
17.8%
Car lease payment
$1,369
8.7%
Storage
$1,337
8.5%
Printing
$1,000
6.4%
Candidate lodging
$920
5.9%
Cell phones
$572
3.6%
Insurance springfield vehicle
$533
3.4%
Car maintenance
$427
2.7%
Gasoline
$393
2.5%
Telephones
$377
2.4%
Food
$260
1.7%
Postage
$253
1.6%
Supplies
$192
1.2%
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
Ruben Hernandez
2018-02-01
$2,800
Staff salaries
Peter Couvall
2018-01-15
$2,260
Consulting
Carly Halstead
2018-03-01
$1,000
Consulting
Carly Halstead
2018-02-01
$1,000
Consulting
Carly Halstead
2018-01-01
$1,000
Consulting
Minuteman Press
2018-01-19
$1,000
Printing
State Farm Insurance
2018-03-21
$533
Insurance springfield vehicle
GM Financial
2018-03-21
$456
Car lease payment
GM Financial
2018-01-20
$456
Car lease payment
GM Financial
2018-02-16
$456
Car lease payment
Libertyville Chevrolet
2018-03-14
$427
Car maintenance
Sprint Cellular
2018-02-06
$384
Cell phones
Woodland Acres
2018-03-06
$320
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2018-02-06
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2018-01-05
$300
Candidate lodging
Chicago Botanic Gardens
2018-03-23
$260
Food
US Postmaster
2018-03-12
$253
Postage
CubeSmart
2018-01-29
$229
Storage
CubeSmart
2018-03-18
$224
Storage
CubeSmart
2018-03-29
$224
Storage
CubeSmart
2018-01-18
$220
Storage
CubeSmart
2018-02-20
$220
Storage
CubeSmart
2018-03-19
$220
Storage
Papermart.com
2018-03-19
$192
Supplies
AT&T Bill Payment
2018-03-02
$188
Telephones
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