Bennett's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,750) going to The Newberg Group in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bennett's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,750
32.3%
Digital ads
$3,000
25.8%
Radio advertising
$1,087
9.4%
Govenors dinner
$500
4.3%
Production of ads
$500
4.3%
Post cards for fundraiser-- arlington
$424
3.7%
Cell phones
$408
3.5%
Post cards for fundraising--white sox
$297
2.6%
Post cards for fundraiser 8/3
$297
2.6%
Postage
$245
2.1%
Internet access
$239
2.1%
Hometown expo booth
$205
1.8%
Website expenses
$196
1.7%
2016 memberrship
$190
1.6%
Supplies for signs
$179
1.5%
Membership
$90
0.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Xpress Professional Services, Inc.
2016-03-01
$3,000
Digital ads
The Newberg Group
2016-02-14
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-03-16
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-01-15
$1,250
Consulting
Xpress Professional Services, Inc.
2016-03-01
$1,087
Radio advertising
Illinois Republican Party
2016-03-03
$500
Govenors dinner
Results Plus Consulting
2016-03-01
$500
Production of ads
Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services
2016-01-15
$424
Post cards for fundraiser-- arlington
Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services
2016-01-15
$297
Post cards for fundraising--white sox
Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services
2016-01-15
$297
Post cards for fundraiser 8/3
Park Ridge MPO
2016-01-15
$245
Postage
Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce
2016-02-23
$205
Hometown expo booth
Nation Builder
2016-03-16
$196
Website expenses
Pontiac Chamber of Commerce
2016-03-03
$190
2016 memberrship
Big R Stores
2016-03-16
$179
Supplies for signs
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-01-15
$136
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-03-16
$136
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-02-14
$136
Cell phones
Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce
2016-01-15
$90
Membership
Frontier Communications
2016-02-14
$79
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2016-03-08
$79
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2016-01-07
$79
Internet access
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