Barickman's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,500) going to The Newberg Group in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Barickman's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,500
45.3%
Postage for mailer
$2,218
22.4%
Software
$749
7.6%
Mileage:feb2016
$621
6.3%
Fundraising event
$554
5.6%
Fundraising event 2015
$400
4%
Mileage-december
$365
3.7%
Office expense telephone & internet
$213
2.2%
Bank charges & interest
$185
1.9%
Fundraiser expense
$116
1.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Alpha Graphics
2016-02-29
$1,709
Postage for mailer
The Newberg Group
2016-01-01
$1,500
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-02-01
$1,500
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-03-01
$1,500
Consulting
ELECT Inc.
2016-01-14
$749
Software
Jason Barickman
2016-03-18
$621
Mileage:feb2016
Arlington's Restaurant
2016-03-08
$554
Fundraising event
Chicago Cubs
2016-02-08
$400
Fundraising event 2015
Jason Barickman
2016-01-19
$365
Mileage-december
Alpha Graphics
2016-02-09
$226
Postage for mailer
Alpha Graphics
2016-03-02
$152
Postage for mailer
Alpha Graphics
2016-02-11
$129
Postage for mailer
The Newberg Group
2016-03-01
$116
Fundraiser expense
Frontier Communications
2016-02-22
$71
Office expense telephone & internet
Frontier Communications
2016-03-22
$71
Office expense telephone & internet
Frontier Communications
2016-01-21
$70
Office expense telephone & internet
Heartland Bank
2016-02-03
$68
Bank charges & interest
Heartland Bank
2016-01-04
$62
Bank charges & interest
Heartland Bank
2016-03-03
$55
Bank charges & interest