Brady's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 85.7% of this total ($12,000) going to DLE Consulting Group 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
$14,000
56%
Holiday gifts
$3,310
13.2%
Reception rental, food and beverage
$1,470
5.9%
Printing and mailing
$1,386
5.6%
Campaign finance software
$900
3.6%
Rslc conference lodging/meals
$818
3.3%
Sgac conference meals/lodging
$733
2.9%
Lodging
$664
2.7%
Meals for volunteers & supporters
$458
1.8%
Tech support
$246
1%
Meals for supporters and volunteers
$237
1%
Telephone expenses
$220
0.9%
Staff lodging
$212
0.9%
Email marketing
$205
0.8%
Staff holiday lunch
$131
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
DLE Consulting Group
2018-02-05
$4,000
Consulting
DLE Consulting Group
2018-03-06
$4,000
Consulting
DLE Consulting Group
2018-01-02
$4,000
Consulting
Minonk Chocolate Factory
2018-01-02
$3,034
Holiday gifts
Decker Consulting Services
2018-01-20
$2,000
Consulting
Bloomington Country Club
2018-01-11
$1,470
Reception rental, food and beverage
Modern Mailing and Printing Services, LLC
2018-01-09
$1,386
Printing and mailing
Aristotle International, Inc.
2018-02-27
$900
Campaign finance software
Four Seasons
2018-02-13
$818
Rslc conference lodging/meals
Ritz Carlton
2018-01-11
$733
Sgac conference meals/lodging
Hyatt Regency
2018-02-13
$664
Lodging
Pizano's Pizza And Pasta
2018-02-13
$458
Meals for volunteers & supporters
Budget Liquors
2018-02-13
$276
Holiday gifts
Benjamin
2018-02-13
$237
Meals for supporters and volunteers
Union League Club of Chicago
2018-01-02
$212
Staff lodging
PC Guy LLC
2018-01-22
$162
Tech support
Bloomington Country Club
2018-02-13
$131
Staff holiday lunch
Verizon
2018-02-27
$110
Telephone expenses
Verizon
2018-02-05
$110
Telephone expenses
MailChimp
2018-01-02
$70
Email marketing
MailChimp
2018-02-02
$70
Email marketing
MailChimp
2018-02-27
$65
Email marketing
PC Guy LLC
2018-03-20
$42
Tech support
PC Guy LLC
2018-02-05
$42
Tech support
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