Fitzgerald's committee spent the most on computer software in the quarter, with 50% of this total ($750) going to Ngpvan in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fitzgerald's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Computer software
$1,500
40.6%
Yard signs
$680
18.4%
Newspaper advertising
$499
13.5%
Campaign staff
$325
8.8%
Assessments
$300
8.1%
Online fundraising fees
$172
4.7%
Online fundraising fee
$121
3.3%
Thank you cards
$80
2.2%
Bank charges
$14
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Breaker Press Co,inc
2018-03-05
$680
Yard signs
Clarendon Courier ,inc
2018-03-29
$499
Newspaper advertising
Catherine Coghlan
2018-03-01
$325
Campaign staff
State Board of Elections
2018-01-04
$300
Assessments
Ngpvan
2018-01-08
$250
Computer software
Ngpvan
2018-03-02
$250
Computer software
Ngpvan
2018-02-02
$250
Computer software
VoterCircle,Inc
2018-02-05
$250
Computer software
VoterCircle,Inc
2018-03-05
$250
Computer software
VoterCircle,Inc
2018-01-04
$250
Computer software
Act blue Illinois
2018-02-12
$85
Online fundraising fee
Breaker Press Co,inc
2018-01-30
$80
Thank you cards
Act blue Illinois
2018-02-28
$77
Online fundraising fees
Act blue Illinois
2018-03-22
$37
Online fundraising fees
Act blue Illinois
2018-02-28
$29
Online fundraising fees
Act blue Illinois
2018-03-22
$28
Online fundraising fees
Act blue Illinois
2018-01-26
$23
Online fundraising fee
Ngpvan
2018-03-02
$14
Bank charges
Act blue Illinois
2018-01-23
$9
Online fundraising fee
Act blue Illinois
2018-01-16
$1
Online fundraising fee