Brady's committee spent the most on marketing in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,080) going to Emmatt Marketing in Chicago. 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
Marketing
$12,080
23.5%
Campaign supplies
$11,465
22.3%
Payroll
$5,589
10.9%
Fundraiser food & drink
$5,312
10.3%
Election night party
$2,509
4.9%
Fundraiser advertising
$1,449
2.8%
Rent
$1,200
2.3%
Office suoolies
$1,186
2.3%
Invites
$1,072
2.1%
Phones
$1,023
2%
Vehicle insurance
$732
1.4%
Gasoline
$524
1%
Promotional items
$500
1%
Technical support
$499
1%
Payroll taxes
$490
1%
Fundraiser entertainment
$400
0.8%
Food & gratuity
$352
0.7%
Auto maintenance
$350
0.7%
Reimbursements
$350
0.7%
Luncheon
$348
0.7%
Subscriptions
$347
0.7%
Advertising
$325
0.6%
Events
$320
0.6%
Auto insurance
$267
0.5%
Sponsorships
$265
0.5%
Supplies-signs
$261
0.5%
Staff party
$221
0.4%
Event ticket
$200
0.4%
Campaign tasks
$200
0.4%
Fundraiser petty cash
$200
0.4%
Gift certificate
$200
0.4%
Parade
$179
0.4%
Gift cards
$160
0.3%
Computer software
$159
0.3%
Doughnuts
$156
0.3%
Car battery
$152
0.3%
Postage
$150
0.3%
Refreshments
$93
0.2%
Business cards
$68
0.1%
Meal & refreshments
$65
0.1%
Wire transfer fee
$35
< 0.1%
Mo renewal
$22
< 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
Emmatt Marketing
2018-02-22
$12,080
Marketing
AB Compuprint
2018-02-22
$5,819
Campaign supplies
Alexander's Steak House
2018-03-08
$5,312
Fundraiser food & drink
AB Compuprint
2018-03-07
$2,678
Campaign supplies
Holiday Inn & Suites
2018-03-22
$2,509
Election night party
AB Compuprint
2018-01-10
$2,090
Campaign supplies
Allison Breen
2018-03-31
$1,083
Payroll
Alphagraphics
2018-02-05
$1,072
Invites
Allison Breen
2018-02-07
$967
Payroll
AB Compuprint
2018-02-02
$876
Campaign supplies
Allison Breen
2018-02-28
$805
Payroll
State Farm Insurance
2018-02-03
$732
Vehicle insurance
Justin Matthis
2018-03-16
$729
Payroll
Justin Matthis
2018-02-27
$645
Payroll
Lee Enterprises - C. Illinois
2018-03-07
$634
Fundraiser advertising
Lee Enterprises - C. Illinois
2018-02-09
$629
Fundraiser advertising
Justin Matthis
2018-03-31
$521
Payroll
Select Screen Prints Inc
2018-03-08
$500
Promotional items
Elect Inc.
2018-01-10
$499
Technical support
Lamcraft
2018-03-15
$490
Office suoolies
The Shanties
2018-03-08
$400
Fundraiser entertainment
Town of Normal
2018-03-29
$400
Rent
Town of Normal
2018-01-31
$400
Rent
Town of Normal
2018-02-27
$400
Rent
Lamcraft
2018-03-15
$388
Office suoolies
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