Edgar's committee spent the most on storage in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,678) going to Illini Stor It North in Champaign. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Edgar's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Storage
$2,678
29.9%
Christmas gifts former staff/political supporter
$1,464
16.3%
Donations
$1,000
11.2%
Mailing
$972
10.8%
Candidate lodging
$852
9.5%
Christmas
$451
5%
Mileage/meal
$392
4.4%
Mileage/meal reimbursement
$381
4.3%
Car rental
$337
3.8%
State taxes
$240
2.7%
Christmas card
$200
2.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Illini Stor It North
2016-03-16
$1,693
Storage
John B. Sanfillipo & Son, Inc.
2016-03-16
$1,464
Christmas gifts former staff/political supporter
Common Cause Illinois
2016-03-16
$1,000
Donations
Illini Stor It North
2016-03-16
$985
Storage
Union League Club
2016-03-15
$852
Candidate lodging
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-16
$623
Mailing
Up Close Marketing and Printing
2016-03-16
$451
Christmas
Jim Edgar
2016-03-16
$392
Mileage/meal
Jim Edgar
2016-03-16
$381
Mileage/meal reimbursement
US Postmaster
2016-03-16
$348
Mailing
Illinois Department of Revenue
2016-03-19
$240
State taxes
Robin Geroge
2016-01-19
$200
Christmas card
Hertz
2016-03-16
$187
Car rental
Carey International Inc
2016-03-16
$150
Car rental