Brady's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,500) going to MMC Consulting in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Brady's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$1,500
36%
Campaign finance software
$900
21.6%
Holiday gifts for volunteers and supporters
$549
13.2%
Meals for volunteers and supporters
$411
9.9%
Telephone expenses
$400
9.6%
Email marketing
$225
5.4%
Graphic design
$187
4.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Beer Nuts
2016-02-08
$549
Holiday gifts for volunteers and supporters
MMC Consulting
2016-02-09
$500
Consulting
MMC Consulting
2016-01-08
$500
Consulting
MMC Consulting
2016-03-02
$500
Consulting
Aristotle International, Inc.
2016-03-28
$300
Campaign finance software
Aristotle International, Inc.
2016-02-29
$300
Campaign finance software
Aristotle International, Inc.
2016-02-01
$300
Campaign finance software
Sangamo Club
2016-03-28
$244
Meals for volunteers and supporters
Pamela Iberg
2016-01-11
$187
Graphic design
Old Luxemburg Inn
2016-03-28
$167
Meals for volunteers and supporters
Verizon
2016-03-28
$150
Telephone expenses
Verizon
2016-02-01
$125
Telephone expenses
Verizon
2016-02-22
$125
Telephone expenses
MailChimp
2016-02-01
$75
Email marketing
MailChimp
2016-03-28
$75
Email marketing
MailChimp
2016-02-29
$75
Email marketing