Miller's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($11,478) going to Goodman Political LLC in Vernon Hills. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Miller's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$11,478
35.5%
Signs & billboards
$6,877
21.3%
Mailings
$4,331
13.4%
Postage
$3,695
11.4%
Printing
$2,245
6.9%
Envelopes & postage
$1,725
5.3%
Website work
$500
1.6%
Ticket purchases
$380
1.2%
Sign posts
$347
1.1%
Petition challenge transcript
$206
0.6%
Pens
$186
0.6%
Wine
$181
0.6%
Food & beverage
$175
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Liberty
2017-03-09
$6,877
Signs & billboards
Goodman Political LLC c/o Chase
2017-03-04
$4,331
Mailings
Goodman Political LLC
2017-01-30
$2,948
Mailing
Goodman Political LLC
2017-02-14
$2,948
Mailing
Goodman Political LLC
2017-02-21
$2,948
Mailing
Goodman Political LLC
2017-02-24
$2,633
Mailing
COSTCO c/o Cardmember Service
2017-03-20
$2,323
Postage
COSTCO c/o Chase
2017-03-04
$1,725
Envelopes & postage
United States Post Office c/o American Express
2017-03-04
$1,372
Postage
Forrest Press Inc.
2017-03-09
$777
Printing
Pete Gonigam
2017-01-17
$500
Website work
Forrest Press Inc.
2017-03-04
$468
Printing
Rebars & Steel Co.
2017-01-17
$347
Sign posts
Minuteman Press c/o American Express
2017-03-04
$312
Printing
Minuteman Press
2017-02-01
$278
Printing
Forrest Press Inc.
2017-02-07
$224
Printing
Wand Lee Wombacher, LLC
2017-02-07
$206
Petition challenge transcript
Crystal Lake Dawnbreaker's Rotary
2017-02-17
$200
Ticket purchases
4 Imprint c/o Chase
2017-03-04
$186
Pens
Forrest Press Inc.
2017-01-28
$185
Printing
Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery c/o American Express
2017-03-04
$181
Wine
Crystal Lake Lions Club
2017-01-31
$180
Ticket purchases
V. Sattui Winery c/o American Express
2017-03-04
$103
Food & beverage
V. Sattui Winery c/o American Express
2017-01-31
$72
Food & beverage