Jones's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 71.4% of this total ($11,240) going to KNI, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jones's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$15,740
50.7%
Signs
$5,555
17.9%
Media - radio
$3,000
9.7%
Consulting
$2,160
7%
Newspaper advertising
$1,000
3.2%
Computer software
$1,000
3.2%
Advertising- online
$826
2.7%
Donations
$450
1.5%
Ad books
$400
1.3%
Refunds
$300
1%
Fund raising (food)
$244
0.8%
Service fee
$157
0.5%
Advertising - table at event
$107
0.3%
Ad book and event ticket
$75
0.2%
Advertising
$3
< 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
KNI, Inc.
2018-02-24
$5,364
Mailing
Victory
2018-03-05
$4,500
Mailing
KNI, Inc.
2018-03-07
$4,088
Mailing
Rickey Hendon
2018-02-22
$3,000
Media - radio
ef Design, Inc.
2018-03-05
$2,000
Signs
Victory
2018-03-20
$2,000
Signs
KNI, Inc.
2018-03-19
$1,788
Mailing
AC Signs and Consultants
2018-03-05
$1,555
Signs
Senior Wizdom Consulting
2018-02-25
$1,500
Consulting
Chicago Defender Publishing Co.
2018-03-14
$1,000
Newspaper advertising
VoterCircle, Inc.
2018-01-04
$1,000
Computer software
Facebook
2018-01-31
$475
Advertising- online
Housing Forward
2018-01-23
$300
Ad books
Maggie the Marketer
2018-02-19
$300
Consulting
Maggie the Marketer
2018-01-16
$300
Consulting
Facebook
2018-03-01
$279
Advertising- online
Chicago Neigbors United
2018-01-20
$250
Donations
New Line Tavern
2018-02-09
$244
Fund raising (food)
Friends of Kristen Crowell
2018-01-17
$200
Donations
Enesta Jones
2018-01-09
$200
Refunds
Eventbrite
2018-01-29
$134
Service fee
National Pan-Hellenic Council of Chicago
2018-01-31
$107
Advertising - table at event
Enesta Jones
2018-01-22
$100
Refunds
National Pan-Hellenic Council of Chicago
2018-01-25
$100
Ad books
National Pan-Hellenic Council of Chicago
2018-01-23
$75
Ad book and event ticket