Yarbrough's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 75.3% of this total ($18,865) going to James Blassingame in Maywood. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Yarbrough's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$25,065
38.6%
Professional service
$10,500
16.2%
Signs
$5,110
7.9%
Advertising
$3,440
5.3%
Casual labor
$3,162
4.9%
Printing
$2,787
4.3%
Postage
$1,664
2.6%
Election day expenses
$1,586
2.4%
Rent
$1,500
2.3%
Canvassing
$1,440
2.2%
Magazine advertising
$1,310
2%
Candidate lodging
$995
1.5%
Fund raising
$755
1.2%
Utilities
$735
1.1%
Office equipment
$631
1%
Phones
$626
1%
Supplies
$536
0.8%
Contractual expenses
$500
0.8%
Election day supplies
$422
0.7%
Transportation
$371
0.6%
Telephone equipment
$318
0.5%
Meeting fare
$300
0.5%
Software program
$297
0.5%
Fundraiser expense
$181
0.3%
Phone repair
$141
0.2%
Cell phone service
$140
0.2%
Cell phones
$138
0.2%
Office
$127
0.2%
Meals
$47
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$37
< 0.1%
Internet access
$20
< 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
James Blassingame
2018-02-27
$6,025
Consulting
James Blassingame
2018-03-19
$5,500
Consulting
James Blassingame
2018-02-20
$5,340
Consulting
Ac Signs
2018-02-13
$5,110
Signs
James P. Nally
2018-03-22
$5,000
Professional service
James P. Nally
2018-01-29
$3,500
Professional service
Clear Channel
2018-03-15
$3,440
Advertising
Goldberg, Winston & Irving
2018-01-18
$2,500
Consulting
James P. Nally
2018-01-03
$2,000
Professional service
Postmaster
2018-03-16
$1,664
Postage
Jacqueline Walton
2018-03-12
$1,500
Casual labor
James Blassingame
2018-01-20
$1,440
Canvassing
Forest Printing
2018-03-13
$1,363
Printing
The Village Free Press
2018-03-06
$1,060
Magazine advertising
James Blassingame
2018-03-23
$1,000
Consulting
James Blassingame
2018-02-03
$1,000
Consulting
Maya Stainback
2018-03-02
$1,000
Consulting
Long Beach Hilton
2018-01-28
$995
Candidate lodging
Forest Printing
2018-03-21
$929
Printing
Old Crow Smokehouse
2018-03-01
$755
Fund raising
Symones Catering
2018-03-21
$655
Election day expenses
Richella Jackson
2018-03-23
$630
Consulting
Richella Jackson
2018-03-12
$570
Consulting
Dunk Donuts
2018-03-27
$518
Election day expenses
Donora Realty Co.
2018-02-15
$500
Rent
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