Welch's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 31.3% of this total ($55,400) going to Friends for Jennifer in Glenview. 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
Donations
$176,987
82.9%
Campaign work
$7,270
3.4%
Consulting
$7,000
3.3%
Office rent - suite e, loan for unpaid state rent
$2,740
1.3%
Newspaper advertising
$2,600
1.2%
Office rent unit d
$2,000
0.9%
Membership fee
$1,781
0.8%
Flowers
$1,720
0.8%
Sponsorship 23rd avenue block club party summer 2018
$1,500
0.7%
Utilities
$1,260
0.6%
Food
$1,200
0.6%
Rent-office d
$1,000
0.5%
Donation - youth trip to d.c.
$1,000
0.5%
Ad books
$900
0.4%
Cable and internet access
$830
0.4%
Office equipment
$775
0.4%
Conference fee
$625
0.3%
Office cable and internet
$413
0.2%
Entertainment
$300
0.1%
Expenses from fitness day event
$300
0.1%
Photography
$270
0.1%
Office supplies
$245
0.1%
Pest control in office suites d and e
$220
0.1%
Postage
$162
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$158
< 0.1%
Security system
$155
< 0.1%
Reimbursement for paying window washer
$100
< 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
Friends for Jennifer
2018-03-12
$55,400
Donations
Friends of Justin Slaughter
2018-02-11
$35,000
Donations
Friends of Lamont Robinson
2018-02-01
$33,587
Donations
Friends of Lamont Robinson
2018-02-05
$21,000
Donations
Committee to Elect Joseph Berrios
2018-03-12
$12,000
Donations
Committee to Elect Joseph Berrios
2018-01-29
$9,500
Donations
KJD Strategies
2018-01-02
$6,000
Consulting
Al Forst
2018-01-05
$2,740
Office rent - suite e, loan for unpaid state rent
Friends of Robert Martwick
2018-02-20
$2,500
Donations
Cicero Voters Alliance The Larry Dominick Team
2018-02-08
$2,000
Donations
Citizens to Elect Ronald M. Serpico, Sr.
2018-02-08
$2,000
Donations
Kendrick Hartsfield
2018-03-19
$1,950
Campaign work
Bellwood Chamber of Commerce
2018-02-20
$1,781
Membership fee
Tyreese Stafford
2018-03-27
$1,500
Sponsorship 23rd avenue block club party summer 2018
Seneca Landers
2018-03-21
$1,100
Campaign work
Al Forst
2018-01-01
$1,000
Rent-office d
Al Forst
2018-02-01
$1,000
Office rent unit d
Al Forst
2018-03-01
$1,000
Office rent unit d
Friends of Justin Slaughter
2018-01-24
$1,000
Donations
Jones for State Representative
2018-01-16
$1,000
Donations
Seneca Landers
2018-03-16
$1,000
Campaign work
Brandon Smith
2018-03-19
$1,000
Campaign work
The Village Free Press
2018-01-11
$1,000
Newspaper advertising
Village of Maywood
2018-02-20
$1,000
Donation - youth trip to d.c.
Ashland Addison Florist
2018-02-20
$808
Flowers
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