Hays's committee spent the most on campaign consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,955) going to The RussBert Group, LLC in Danville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hays's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign consulting
$1,955
29.7%
Mileage expenses
$1,566
23.8%
Springfield apt rent
$1,350
20.5%
Campaign cell phone
$335
5.1%
Springfield apt utilities
$279
4.2%
Lincoln day dinner sponsor
$250
3.8%
6 flags
$235
3.6%
Upgraded campaign cell phone
$217
3.3%
Mlk day event lodging & parking
$182
2.8%
Campaign reporting & filing
$132
2%
V haugen arrangement
$36
0.6%
Campaign reporting/filing
$33
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The RussBert Group, LLC
2016-01-25
$1,455
Campaign consulting
Chad D. Hays
2016-02-03
$550
Mileage expenses
The RussBert Group, LLC
2016-02-17
$500
Campaign consulting
Chad D. Hays
2016-03-25
$459
Mileage expenses
Near North Village
2016-02-17
$450
Springfield apt rent
Near North Village
2016-01-25
$450
Springfield apt rent
Near North Village
2016-03-15
$450
Springfield apt rent
Chad D. Hays
2016-01-13
$327
Mileage expenses
Champaign County Republicans
2016-03-18
$250
Lincoln day dinner sponsor
Flagsource of Illinois
2016-03-07
$235
6 flags
Chad D. Hays
2016-02-26
$229
Mileage expenses
Best Buy
2016-01-24
$217
Upgraded campaign cell phone
Palmer House Hilton
2016-02-19
$182
Mlk day event lodging & parking
City Water Light & Power
2016-02-19
$141
Springfield apt utilities
Verizon Wireless
2016-03-25
$122
Campaign cell phone
Verizon Wireless
2016-02-03
$121
Campaign cell phone
Abby Dobkins
2016-02-03
$93
Campaign reporting & filing
Verizon Wireless
2016-02-26
$92
Campaign cell phone
City Water Light & Power
2016-03-18
$85
Springfield apt utilities
City Water Light & Power
2016-01-13
$53
Springfield apt utilities
Abby Dobkins
2016-01-15
$39
Campaign reporting & filing
The RussBert Group, LLC
2016-02-17
$36
V haugen arrangement
Abby Dobkins
2016-03-01
$33
Campaign reporting/filing
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