Welch's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with 90.1% of this total ($47,785) going to US Postmaster in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Welch's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$53,012
26.8%
Polling
$31,000
15.7%
Printing
$20,684
10.5%
Mailing
$14,005
7.1%
Campaign work
$11,247
5.7%
Mailing and printing
$7,363
3.7%
Yard signs
$7,065
3.6%
Fundraising consulting
$6,780
3.4%
Campaign bonus
$4,500
2.3%
Phone bank expenses
$4,462
2.3%
Election day workers
$3,900
2%
Rent
$3,500
1.8%
Canvassing
$3,028
1.5%
Walkcards
$2,815
1.4%
Phone banking
$2,282
1.2%
Phone services
$2,083
1.1%
Newspaper advertising
$2,050
1%
Office supplies
$1,904
1%
Campaing bonus
$1,500
0.8%
Food for fundraiser
$1,380
0.7%
T-shirts
$1,166
0.6%
Office equipment
$1,136
0.6%
Donations
$1,000
0.5%
Cable
$765
0.4%
Catering
$730
0.4%
Food for election night
$700
0.4%
Electric bill
$671
0.3%
Cleaning services
$600
0.3%
Food for volunteers
$541
0.3%
Music for fundraiser
$500
0.3%
Flowers for funeral
$485
0.3%
Photography
$475
0.2%
Food
$458
0.2%
Fund raising dinner
$400
0.2%
Flowers
$313
0.2%
Election day supplies
$294
0.2%
Supplies
$284
0.1%
Parade supplies
$279
0.1%
Robo calls
$261
0.1%
Election night music
$250
0.1%
Sign permit
$250
0.1%
Campaign staff
$250
0.1%
Heating
$236
0.1%
Bulk mail account set up
$225
0.1%
Security services
$155
< 0.1%
Supplies for volunteers
$150
< 0.1%
Offices supplies
$86
< 0.1%
Pull over jackets
$77
< 0.1%
Election night food
$71
< 0.1%
Uverse bill
$70
< 0.1%
Post office box
$68
< 0.1%
Supplies for parade
$66
< 0.1%
Supplies for election night
$45
< 0.1%
Uverse
$35
< 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
Tulchin Research
2016-01-27
$22,000
Polling
US Postmaster
2016-01-19
$10,641
Postage
Tulchin Research
2016-03-11
$9,000
Polling
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2016-03-08
$7,363
Mailing and printing
KJD Strategies
2016-01-22
$6,780
Fundraising consulting
Union Signs and Printing, Inc.
2016-01-15
$6,210
Yard signs
US Postmaster
2016-01-11
$5,837
Postage
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-01-19
$5,465
Printing
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2016-03-06
$5,353
Mailing
US Postmaster
2016-01-30
$5,320
Postage
US Postmaster
2016-02-06
$5,320
Postage
US Postmaster
2016-02-24
$5,320
Postage
US Postmaster
2016-02-16
$5,307
Postage
US Postmaster
2016-02-26
$5,307
Postage
US Postmaster
2016-02-16
$4,728
Postage
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2016-03-18
$3,580
Mailing
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-01-11
$2,732
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-01-30
$2,732
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-02-06
$2,732
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-02-16
$2,732
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-02-26
$2,732
Printing
Laura M. Duszynski
2016-03-16
$2,500
Campaign bonus
Stones' Phones
2016-03-14
$2,406
Phone bank expenses
The Talent Connection
2016-02-14
$1,822
Mailing
KD Mailing & Fulfillment
2016-01-20
$1,750
Mailing
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