Serwatka's committee spent the most on advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($36,055) going to Victory Media Group in Glenview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Serwatka's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising
$36,055
89.3%
Campaign work
$3,000
7.4%
Meals
$600
1.5%
Legal fees
$500
1.2%
Website expenses
$239
0.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Victory Media Group
2016-03-01
$13,720
Advertising
Victory Media Group
2016-02-18
$11,835
Advertising
Victory Media Group
2016-01-06
$10,500
Advertising
Rick Cape
2016-01-21
$3,000
Campaign work
McHenry County Republicans
2016-02-06
$600
Meals
Mike Kasper
2016-02-26
$500
Legal fees
Facebook
2016-02-29
$84
Website expenses
Facebook
2016-02-01
$80
Website expenses
Facebook
2016-01-04
$74
Website expenses