Zalewski's committee spent the most on advertising in the quarter, with 95.7% of this total ($3,800) going to Des Plaines Valley News in Summit. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Zalewski's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising
$3,973
20.4%
Vehicle
$2,991
15.4%
Car lease payment
$2,349
12.1%
February and march pr consulting
$1,500
7.7%
Website consulting
$1,375
7.1%
Printing
$1,320
6.8%
Contributions
$1,000
5.1%
Pr consulting
$750
3.9%
Donations
$525
2.7%
Donation for canine therapy corps
$500
2.6%
Equestrian sponsorship
$500
2.6%
St. patrick's day fundraiser donation
$500
2.6%
January rent
$500
2.6%
Electronic filing
$460
2.4%
Utilities
$269
1.4%
Argo ad
$250
1.3%
Subscriptions
$250
1.3%
St. pat's parade entry fee
$250
1.3%
Computer repair
$190
1%
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
Des Plaines Valley News
2016-03-18
$3,800
Advertising
Joe Rizza Ford Inc.
2016-02-09
$2,991
Vehicle
Ford Motor Credit
2016-02-12
$1,678
Car lease payment
RKPR Solutions
2016-03-05
$1,500
February and march pr consulting
Launch Digital Marketing
2016-01-12
$1,375
Website consulting
Breaker Press
2016-02-04
$1,320
Printing
Friends of Josina Morita
2016-02-02
$1,000
Contributions
RKPR Solutions
2016-01-07
$750
Pr consulting
Ford Motor Credit
2016-03-10
$671
Car lease payment
Timothy Hudson
2016-02-23
$500
Donation for canine therapy corps
St. Francis Xavier School
2016-02-02
$500
Equestrian sponsorship
St. Mary School
2016-03-13
$500
St. patrick's day fundraiser donation
Joe Zappani
2016-01-07
$500
January rent
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2016-03-13
$460
Electronic filing
Children's Oncology
2016-01-21
$275
Donations
Riverside Arts Weekend
2016-03-13
$250
Donations
Southwest Messenger Press
2016-01-12
$250
Argo ad
The Illinois Observer
2016-02-15
$250
Subscriptions
Village of Countryside
2016-03-05
$250
St. pat's parade entry fee
Dave Stamm
2016-01-31
$190
Computer repair
Southwest Messenger Press
2016-03-18
$173
Advertising
Comcast Chicago
2016-02-03
$97
Utilities
Comcast Chicago
2016-03-07
$87
Utilities
Comcast Chicago
2016-01-19
$83
Utilities
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