VanWinkle's committee spent the most on contributions in the quarter, with all those payments ($250) going to Friends of Cheri Bustos in East Moline. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how VanWinkle's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contributions
$250
37%
Event table
$240
35.6%
Newspaper advertising
$185
27.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 3 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Friends of Cheri Bustos
2016-03-04
$250
Contributions
South-West Kiwanis
2016-01-18
$240
Event table
The Labor Paper
2016-01-18
$185
Newspaper advertising