Smith's committee spent the most on mail card printing/postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Chi-Town Printing in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mail card printing/postage
$5,000
40.4%
Printing
$2,510
20.3%
Benchmark survey
$1,350
10.9%
Postcards
$645
5.2%
Redesign postcard
$645
5.2%
Photography
$535
4.3%
Reprint postcards
$500
4%
Fundraiser food
$388
3.1%
Postage
$245
2%
Graphics
$210
1.7%
Robo calls
$168
1.4%
Advertising at steak fry-placemats
$100
0.8%
Tickets for steak fry
$80
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chi-Town Printing
2016-03-24
$5,000
Mail card printing/postage
Chi-Town Printing
2016-01-28
$2,510
Printing
Rudi Patitucci
2016-03-06
$800
Benchmark survey
Laurx Design
2016-02-18
$645
Postcards
Rudi Patitucci
2016-02-14
$645
Redesign postcard
Rudi Patitucci
2016-02-03
$550
Benchmark survey
Laurx Design
2016-02-24
$535
Photography
Laurx Design
2016-03-05
$500
Reprint postcards
Crystal Lake Rib House
2016-01-07
$388
Fundraiser food
United States Post Office
2016-03-09
$245
Postage
Laurx Design
2016-02-24
$210
Graphics
Rudi Patitucci
2016-03-06
$168
Robo calls
Crystal Lake Lions Club
2016-01-09
$100
Advertising at steak fry-placemats
Crystal Lake Lions Club
2016-01-14
$80
Tickets for steak fry
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