Martin's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 73.8% of this total ($64,000) going to WIN Marketing in Addison. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Martin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$86,770
89%
Newspaper advertising
$3,596
3.7%
Campaign staff
$2,100
2.2%
Fund raising (food)
$1,154
1.2%
Printing
$1,030
1.1%
Computer services
$756
0.8%
Donations
$450
0.5%
Loan made
$400
0.4%
Sponsorships
$375
0.4%
Computer software
$337
0.4%
Bank charges
$226
0.2%
Gasoline
$174
0.2%
Postage
$160
0.2%
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
WIN Marketing
2016-03-01
$20,000
Campaign work
WIN Marketing
2016-03-08
$20,000
Campaign work
WIN Marketing
2016-01-14
$16,000
Campaign work
Coalition for Better Government
2016-01-30
$8,250
Campaign work
Coalition for Better Government
2016-03-14
$8,220
Campaign work
WIN Marketing
2016-02-15
$8,000
Campaign work
William Martin
2016-03-14
$3,000
Campaign work
KNI, Inc.
2016-01-22
$1,500
Campaign work
Senior Wizdom Consulting
2016-02-15
$1,500
Campaign staff
Erie Cafe
2016-02-24
$1,154
Fund raising (food)
Wednesday Journal
2016-03-09
$774
Newspaper advertising
Wednesday Journal
2016-03-02
$774
Newspaper advertising
Wednesday Journal
2016-02-25
$774
Newspaper advertising
Wednesday Journal
2016-02-11
$774
Newspaper advertising
Chi-Town Printing Inc
2016-03-03
$575
Printing
Perry's Handyman Service
2016-02-07
$540
Computer services
Munir Muhammad
2016-03-11
$500
Campaign work
Wednesday Journal
2016-02-11
$500
Newspaper advertising
Chi-Town Printing Inc
2016-02-07
$455
Printing
Marc Martin
2016-01-04
$400
Campaign staff
Marc Martin
2016-01-04
$400
Campaign work
Marc Martin
2016-03-17
$400
Loan made
Equality Illinois
2016-01-30
$350
Donations
Marc Martin
2016-02-25
$300
Campaign work
Marc Martin
2016-02-22
$300
Campaign work