Welch's committee spent the most on office rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($15,024) going to Al Forst in Westchester. 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
Office rent
$15,024
43.2%
Consulting
$3,800
10.9%
Office rent - loan for january, february and march 2017
$2,997
8.6%
Utilities
$1,911
5.5%
Donations
$1,600
4.6%
Flowers
$1,301
3.7%
Postage
$1,060
3%
Campaign staff
$1,000
2.9%
Food/inauguration
$848
2.4%
Field work
$780
2.2%
Office equipment
$775
2.2%
Food
$750
2.2%
Entertainment
$600
1.7%
Promotional items
$569
1.6%
Photography
$540
1.6%
Printing
$333
1%
Plumbing work
$300
0.9%
Telephones
$256
0.7%
Security system
$155
0.5%
Petty cash
$100
0.3%
Post office box
$80
0.2%
Internet access
$38
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
Al Forst
2017-01-01
$12,024
Office rent
KJD Strategies
2017-01-13
$3,800
Consulting
Al Forst
2017-03-13
$2,997
Office rent - loan for january, february and march 2017
Al Forst
2017-03-01
$1,000
Office rent
Al Forst
2017-02-01
$1,000
Office rent
Al Forst
2017-01-01
$1,000
Office rent
Friends of Linda Chapalavia
2017-01-18
$1,000
Donations
United States Post Office
2017-02-14
$980
Postage
Mariah's Steakhouse
2017-01-11
$848
Food/inauguration
D & D Office Machines, Inc.
2017-03-01
$775
Office equipment
Ashland Addison Florist
2017-02-09
$583
Flowers
Special T Unlimited
2017-01-19
$569
Promotional items
Michael Harris
2017-02-18
$500
Donations
Tionna Waters
2017-01-31
$500
Campaign staff
Tionna Waters
2017-02-28
$500
Campaign staff
Ashland Addison Florist
2017-01-12
$378
Flowers
Comcast Cable
2017-01-12
$378
Utilities
Comcast Cable
2017-03-13
$378
Utilities
Comcast Cable
2017-02-09
$378
Utilities
Ashland Addison Florist
2017-03-13
$339
Flowers
Forest Printing
2017-03-07
$333
Printing
M & M Service Plumbing, Inc.
2017-01-19
$300
Plumbing work
Carnetta Dotson
2017-01-21
$250
Food
Carnetta Dotson
2017-02-18
$250
Food
Carnetta Dotson
2017-03-18
$250
Food
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