Rutherford's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,519) going to Debra S. Fornero in Pontiac. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rutherford's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$9,519
48.9%
Taxes - federal
$3,067
15.8%
Consulting
$3,000
15.4%
Mileage: june - december 2017
$658
3.4%
State taxes
$598
3.1%
Subscriptions
$500
2.6%
Supporter lunch meeting
$278
1.4%
Office refreshments
$261
1.3%
Volunteer lunch
$247
1.3%
Office supplies
$208
1.1%
Dues
$190
1%
Printing
$182
0.9%
Computer services
$150
0.8%
Volunteer dinner
$150
0.8%
Mileage: january
$145
0.8%
Software subscription
$139
0.7%
Computer service
$100
0.5%
Contractor dinner
$44
0.2%
Form filing
$12
< 0.1%
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
Debra S. Fornero
2018-02-15
$1,600
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2018-02-27
$1,600
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2018-03-14
$1,600
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2018-03-29
$1,600
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2018-01-30
$1,577
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2018-01-12
$1,540
Payroll
Internal Revenue Service
2018-02-15
$1,041
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2018-01-16
$1,026
Taxes - federal
The Newberg Group
2018-01-04
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-02-01
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-03-01
$1,000
Consulting
Internal Revenue Service
2018-03-15
$958
Taxes - federal
Dan Rutherford
2018-01-09
$658
Mileage: june - december 2017
Ahead of Our Time Publishing
2018-03-12
$500
Subscriptions
Italian Village
2018-02-03
$278
Supporter lunch meeting
Printing Craftsmen
2018-03-27
$208
Office supplies
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-02-15
$200
State taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-03-15
$200
State taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-01-16
$198
State taxes
Pontiac Chamber of Commerce
2018-03-27
$190
Dues
Printing Craftsmen
2018-03-28
$182
Printing
Richard Collier
2018-03-27
$150
Computer services
Pontiac Elk's
2018-01-25
$150
Volunteer dinner
Dan Rutherford
2018-03-01
$145
Mileage: january
Richard Collier
2018-01-09
$100
Computer service