Frerichs's committee spent the most on fundraising consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($20,201) going to P2 Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Frerichs's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising consulting
$20,201
57.9%
Bears viewing party
$3,681
10.6%
October event
$3,445
9.9%
Database service ngp
$1,875
5.4%
Fundraising event
$1,843
5.3%
Golf towels
$926
2.7%
Full page ad
$900
2.6%
Phone services
$674
1.9%
Car payment
$645
1.9%
Bank service fee
$472
1.4%
Payroll taxes
$218
0.6%
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
P2 Consulting
2016-03-23
$20,201
Fundraising consulting
Harry Caray's Restaurant
2016-03-23
$3,681
Bears viewing party
312 Chicago
2016-03-23
$3,445
October event
Big Grove Tavern
2016-02-04
$1,545
Fundraising event
Stars & Stripes
2016-03-23
$926
Golf towels
Chicago Federation of Labor
2016-02-26
$900
Full page ad
Ally
2016-01-29
$645
Car payment
NGP VAN Inc. Washington D. C.
2016-01-04
$625
Database service ngp
NGP VAN Inc. Washington D. C.
2016-02-02
$625
Database service ngp
NGP VAN Inc. Washington D. C.
2016-03-02
$625
Database service ngp
D. H. Brown's
2016-02-04
$297
Fundraising event
ATT Bill Payment - TX
2016-03-04
$271
Phone services
Illinois Department of Employment Security
2016-01-19
$218
Payroll taxes
ATT Bill Payment - TX
2016-02-04
$162
Phone services
ATT Bill Payment - TX
2016-01-04
$136
Phone services
First Data Merchant Service
2016-01-13
$100
Bank service fee
First Data Merchant Service
2016-01-04
$72
Bank service fee
First Data Merchant Service
2016-02-03
$59
Bank service fee
First Data Merchant Service
2016-02-03
$52
Bank service fee
First Data Merchant Service
2016-03-03
$51
Bank service fee
First Data Merchant Service
2016-01-04
$40
Bank service fee
ATT Bill Payment - TX
2016-02-04
$35
Phone services
ATT Bill Payment - TX
2016-03-04
$35
Phone services
ATT Bill Payment - TX
2016-01-04
$35
Phone services
First Data Merchant Service
2016-02-03
$28
Bank service fee