Brady's committee spent the most on fundraiser food & drink in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,084) going to Alexander's Steak House in Normal. 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
Fundraiser food & drink
$4,084
32.3%
Event tickets
$1,835
14.5%
Phones
$1,263
10%
Rent
$1,200
9.5%
Fundraiser invitations
$828
6.6%
Fundraising advertising
$545
4.3%
Staff party
$480
3.8%
Technical support
$399
3.2%
Campaign auto
$394
3.1%
Postage - mailer
$388
3.1%
Fundraiser entertainment
$350
2.8%
Gasoline
$274
2.2%
Lodging
$230
1.8%
Event donation
$200
1.6%
Web page consulting
$160
1.3%
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
Alexander's Steak House
2016-03-10
$4,084
Fundraiser food & drink
United Center
2016-01-01
$1,060
Event tickets
Alphagraphics
2016-01-13
$828
Fundraiser invitations
US Cellular Coliseum
2016-02-17
$775
Event tickets
Central Il Newspaper Group
2016-03-01
$545
Fundraising advertising
Bloomington Country Club
2016-02-01
$480
Staff party
Town of Normal
2016-01-29
$400
Rent
Town of Normal
2016-02-23
$400
Rent
Town of Normal
2016-03-22
$400
Rent
Elect Inc.
2016-01-10
$399
Technical support
Shelter Insurance
2016-02-17
$394
Campaign auto
Alphagraphics
2016-02-02
$388
Postage - mailer
The Shanties
2016-03-10
$350
Fundraiser entertainment
Sprint
2016-01-07
$338
Phones
Sprint
2016-03-02
$328
Phones
Sprint
2016-01-29
$324
Phones
Courtyard by Marriott
2016-03-20
$230
Lodging
Community Players Theatre
2016-03-09
$200
Event donation
Acorn Tree Consulting
2016-01-26
$160
Web page consulting
Shell Oil Company
2016-02-11
$139
Gasoline
Shell Oil Company
2016-03-04
$135
Gasoline
Frontier
2016-01-20
$90
Phones
Frontier
2016-02-23
$90
Phones
Frontier
2016-03-22
$90
Phones
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