Franks's committee spent the most on legal consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,458) going to James P Nally, PC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Franks's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal consulting
$3,458
17.1%
Headquarters rent
$3,000
14.8%
Mileage expenses
$2,389
11.8%
Printing
$1,795
8.9%
Independent contractor expenses
$1,163
5.7%
Taxes - federal
$915
4.5%
Telephones
$910
4.5%
Holiday open house
$872
4.3%
Utilities
$865
4.3%
Staff salaries
$804
4%
Snow plowing
$800
3.9%
Office equipment
$577
2.8%
Computer purchases
$478
2.4%
Software
$461
2.3%
Internet access
$434
2.1%
Cell phones
$300
1.5%
Tryon retirement event
$250
1.2%
Advertising
$237
1.2%
Insurance
$236
1.2%
Garbage removal
$218
1.1%
Telephone expenses
$116
0.6%
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
James P Nally, PC
2017-02-08
$3,458
Legal consulting
777 Llc
2017-01-01
$1,000
Headquarters rent
777 Llc
2017-02-01
$1,000
Headquarters rent
777 Llc
2017-03-01
$1,000
Headquarters rent
Breaker Press Co., Inc
2017-02-10
$980
Printing
Joes Place
2017-01-01
$872
Holiday open house
Breaker Press Co., Inc
2017-02-27
$815
Printing
Internal Revenue Service
2017-01-06
$622
Taxes - federal
Scantek Office Systems
2017-01-06
$577
Office equipment
Bridget M. Geenen
2017-02-23
$500
Mileage expenses
Bridget M. Geenen
2017-01-25
$500
Mileage expenses
Lenovo
2017-02-01
$478
Computer purchases
Intuit
2017-02-10
$461
Software
Connor Kasch
2017-01-01
$429
Independent contractor expenses
OstranderLandscaping,Inc
2017-01-16
$415
Snow plowing
Comcast
2017-01-22
$343
Telephones
Comcast
2017-01-06
$334
Internet access
Comcast
2017-03-12
$333
Telephones
OstranderLandscaping,Inc
2017-02-17
$305
Snow plowing
Linda L Dikun
2017-01-16
$285
Mileage expenses
Linda L Dikun
2017-02-16
$285
Mileage expenses
Linda L Dikun
2017-03-16
$285
Mileage expenses
Jack D Franks
2017-02-01
$267
Mileage expenses
Jack D Franks
2017-01-01
$267
Mileage expenses
Crystal Lake Country Club
2017-01-01
$250
Tryon retirement event