Lovero's committee spent the most on printing - political yard signs for mayor and team in the quarter, with all those payments ($20,426) going to Infinity Signs in Countryside. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lovero's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing - political yard signs for mayor and team
$20,426
11.1%
Printing (re-order punch cards and mailer formayor)
$14,101
7.7%
Printing - various mailers for berwyn households
$12,154
6.6%
Event payment for i love berwyn 2/9/2017
$12,000
6.5%
Campaign work
$10,571
5.8%
Handouts for township & mayor
$9,550
5.2%
Printing (banners and postcards)
$6,926
3.8%
Ward handouts & valentine party ltr.,contracts,tickets)
$5,817
3.2%
Stipends
$5,580
3%
Printing - punch card and mayor walk sheet
$5,373
2.9%
Printing - lovero report card mailer
$4,777
2.6%
Printing - ruiz and district 100
$4,193
2.3%
Postage for two campaign mailings
$4,098
2.2%
Printing - ruiz - postcards and letters for mailing
$3,549
1.9%
Copier purchase
$3,000
1.6%
Consulting
$3,000
1.6%
Printing - walk piece
$2,912
1.6%
Printing mayor fact sheet and business cards
$2,713
1.5%
Campaign bus shelter advertising
$2,646
1.4%
Postage for mailer (report card)
$2,508
1.4%
Outdoor advertising
$2,475
1.4%
Campaign - bench advertising (9)
$2,250
1.2%
Printing - early voting cards & endorsement letter ward 1 alderman
$2,072
1.1%
Social media
$2,000
1.1%
Donations
$1,575
0.9%
Campaign - social media mobile app
$1,500
0.8%
Social media mobile app
$1,500
0.8%
Gratuity for staff ( i love berwyn event)
$1,200
0.7%
March, 2017 rent
$1,100
0.6%
February 2017 rent
$1,100
0.6%
January, 2017 rent
$1,100
0.6%
Utilities
$1,064
0.6%
Lunch for campaign workers
$1,054
0.6%
Printing (walk piece - 1st ward)
$1,044
0.6%
Plastic bags for literature
$1,022
0.6%
Auto survey poll (campaign)
$1,000
0.5%
Plastic bags for campaign literature
$896
0.5%
Plastic bags for delivering campaign literature
$896
0.5%
Stamps - ward 8 letter to ward residents
$882
0.5%
Stamps - valentine letter to residents
$882
0.5%
50/50 cash raffle winner (i love berwyn 2/9/2017)
$880
0.5%
Office supplies (paper, pens, toner, envelopes, labels)
$879
0.5%
Printing door hangers
$732
0.4%
Utilities (phones, internet, tv)
$713
0.4%
Office equipment (lap tops)
$601
0.3%
Campaign video for mayor
$600
0.3%
Campaign buttons and hats
$593
0.3%
Renew ad for publication
$585
0.3%
Cut conduit for campaign signs
$583
0.3%
Printing - envelopes and letterhead
$579
0.3%
Set-up for outdoor campaign advertising sign
$551
0.3%
Lease payment for copier
$547
0.3%
Subscription renewel (one year)
$500
0.3%
Membership renewal
$500
0.3%
Fundraiser (race track ticketrs)
$500
0.3%
Commercial video - ruiz
$499
0.3%
Election day breakfast cakes (2/28/2017)
$475
0.3%
Facebook blasts
$464
0.3%
Campaign advertising (3) benches
$450
0.2%
Gift cards for volunteers
$400
0.2%
Donation - fundraiser
$400
0.2%
Design postcard - alicia ruiz campaign
$400
0.2%
Fee for on-line votebuilder
$375
0.2%
Stamps for mailing
$360
0.2%
Office supplies - paper, ink, pocket files
$338
0.2%
Hard wire 3 computers
$307
0.2%
Campaign advertising (2) benches
$300
0.2%
Utilities - phones,tv,internet
$282
0.2%
Remove banner & decals from campaign truck
$275
0.2%
Office supplies (ink, ink pads, post its)
$270
0.2%
Buttons for give-a-way
$264
0.1%
Lease payment for copy machine
$260
0.1%
Holiday luncheon
$250
0.1%
Sponsorship for lt blazers travel softball team
$250
0.1%
Photos for literature
$250
0.1%
Lunch/dinner - campaign workers
$231
0.1%
Reimbursed for tickets
$225
0.1%
Holiday supplies
$214
0.1%
Printing - member lists
$201
0.1%
Pancake breakfast donation
$200
0.1%
Donation - coupon books
$200
0.1%
4 rolls of stamps (100 per roll)
$196
0.1%
Dinner for campaign workers
$182
0.1%
Trash pick up
$180
0.1%
Breakfast rolls for 2/1/2016 senior breakfast
$178
0.1%
Office suplies - paper,lapels, pens
$177
0.1%
Reordered checks
$175
0.1%
Dinner with staff
$170
< 0.1%
Misc. paper goods
$164
< 0.1%
Conduit pipe for campaign signs
$153
< 0.1%
Office supplies - toner, ribbons, rubberbands
$147
< 0.1%
Supplies - envelopes
$141
< 0.1%
Printing - business cards
$140
< 0.1%
Printing - ruiz stickers
$130
< 0.1%
Lunch for staff
$129
< 0.1%
Copier paper and glue sticks
$127
< 0.1%
Campaign - mayor facebookboosts
$125
< 0.1%
Bereavement flowers, arthur rawers
$110
< 0.1%
Bereavement flowers (joseph lotito)
$110
< 0.1%
Staff lunch
$104
< 0.1%
Fee for copies made
$103
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$97
< 0.1%
Fee for copies
$91
< 0.1%
Purchase labels
$87
< 0.1%
Supplies - paper and labels
$81
< 0.1%
Fee for vote recount
$80
< 0.1%
Meals for campaign staff
$78
< 0.1%
Lunch campaign staff
$78
< 0.1%
Plastic bags for mailers
$78
< 0.1%
Facebook boost
$32
< 0.1%
Bakery for 6th ward candidate's coffee (2/11/2017)
$30
< 0.1%
Meals
$23
< 0.1%
Fees for copies
$13
< 0.1%
Return mail fee
$12
< 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
Infinity Signs
2017-02-16
$20,426
Printing - political yard signs for mayor and team
Infinity Signs
2017-02-25
$14,101
Printing (re-order punch cards and mailer formayor)
Infinity Signs
2017-02-13
$12,154
Printing - various mailers for berwyn households
Paisan's Pizzeria & Bar
2017-02-09
$12,000
Event payment for i love berwyn 2/9/2017
Infinity Signs
2017-01-17
$9,550
Handouts for township & mayor
Paulette Cohen
2017-03-11
$7,500
Campaign work
Diamond Graphics Inc.
2017-02-04
$6,926
Printing (banners and postcards)
Infinity Signs
2017-01-11
$5,817
Ward handouts & valentine party ltr.,contracts,tickets)
Infinity Signs
2017-02-04
$5,373
Printing - punch card and mayor walk sheet
Infinity Signs
2017-01-27
$4,777
Printing - lovero report card mailer
Infinity Signs
2017-03-28
$4,193
Printing - ruiz and district 100
United States Postal Service
2017-02-20
$4,098
Postage for two campaign mailings
dot press.us
2017-03-28
$3,549
Printing - ruiz - postcards and letters for mailing
Copy Care
2017-01-03
$3,000
Copier purchase
Infinity Signs
2017-01-27
$2,912
Printing - walk piece
Diamond Graphics Inc.
2017-02-27
$2,713
Printing mayor fact sheet and business cards
Ic&sc
2017-01-26
$2,646
Campaign bus shelter advertising
United States Postal Service
2017-01-19
$2,508
Postage for mailer (report card)
Wright Advertising Corp.
2017-01-10
$2,250
Campaign - bench advertising (9)
Diamond Graphics Inc
2017-02-10
$2,072
Printing - early voting cards & endorsement letter ward 1 alderman
XD Tech, LLC
2017-01-10
$2,000
Social media
OUTFRONT Media
2017-01-17
$1,500
Outdoor advertising
XD Tech, LLC
2017-02-06
$1,500
Campaign - social media mobile app
XD Tech, LLC
2017-03-11
$1,500
Social media mobile app
Edgar Lara
2017-03-24
$1,350
Campaign work
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