Trotter's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,100) going to Mass Communication Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Trotter's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$3,100
14.7%
Utilities
$1,757
8.3%
Candidate lodging
$1,500
7.1%
Cell phone svcs
$1,461
6.9%
Accounting fees
$1,400
6.6%
Car rental
$1,252
5.9%
Fund raising entertainment
$1,150
5.5%
Campaign work
$1,120
5.3%
Golf outing supplies
$1,072
5.1%
Contractual expenses
$1,000
4.7%
Printing-sample ballot
$725
3.4%
Office supplies
$647
3.1%
Office supplies-ipad purchase
$450
2.1%
Telephone service
$321
1.5%
Staff lodging
$320
1.5%
Office supplies-paper and toner
$320
1.5%
Office work
$300
1.4%
Office cleanup
$300
1.4%
Office cleanup wk
$300
1.4%
Election day - pollwatcher coordinator
$300
1.4%
Phone svcs
$294
1.4%
Field work
$250
1.2%
Lodging -staff
$202
1%
Donations
$200
1%
Elections day wrk driver
$200
1%
Campaign field wk
$200
1%
Campagin wk
$200
1%
Office supplies-phone accessories
$200
1%
Meals-staff mtg
$163
0.8%
Subscriptions
$158
0.8%
Flowers
$141
0.7%
Flowers-funeral
$55
0.3%
Flowers-constituent funeral
$32
0.2%
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
Mass Communication Inc.
2016-02-18
$3,100
Printing
Butterfield Park District
2016-02-18
$1,072
Golf outing supplies
ComEd
2016-02-16
$1,000
Utilities
Earl J. Bell
2016-01-15
$850
Accounting fees
Kevin Stinson
2016-01-12
$820
Campaign work
Ari Brown
2016-02-02
$750
Fund raising entertainment
Keith Caldwell
2016-03-07
$725
Printing-sample ballot
Cwlp
2016-03-02
$560
Utilities
George Townes
2016-03-12
$550
Accounting fees
Melissa Earles
2016-01-05
$500
Contractual expenses
Nickell Properties
2016-01-11
$500
Candidate lodging
Nickell Properties
2016-02-05
$500
Candidate lodging
Nickell Properties
2016-03-02
$500
Candidate lodging
Wanda Ross
2016-01-19
$500
Contractual expenses
Wal Mart Supercenter
2016-01-22
$450
Office supplies-ipad purchase
Bernard G. Scavella
2016-02-24
$400
Fund raising entertainment
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
2016-02-08
$360
Cell phone svcs
Enterprise Rent-A-Car - Chicago
2016-02-02
$350
Car rental
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
2016-03-09
$332
Cell phone svcs
Comcast
2016-03-21
$321
Telephone service
Microtel Inn & Suites
2016-02-16
$320
Staff lodging
Wal Mart Supercenter
2016-02-08
$320
Office supplies-paper and toner
Anthony Christmas
2016-02-08
$300
Office work
Anthony Christmas
2016-02-22
$300
Office cleanup
Anthony Christmas
2016-01-19
$300
Office cleanup wk