Frerichs's committee spent the most on sponsorships in the quarter, with 85.1% of this total ($10,000) going to Illinois Senate Inaugural Gala 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
Sponsorships
$11,750
30.8%
Principal payment, frerichs
$10,000
26.2%
Consulting fee
$8,750
22.9%
Fundraisers
$2,917
7.6%
Voter file
$1,550
4.1%
Donations
$1,000
2.6%
Electronic filing
$590
1.5%
Phone services
$424
1.1%
Ad book sponsorship
$375
1%
Staff party
$319
0.8%
Website expenses
$291
0.8%
Bank service fee
$241
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
Michael Frerichs
2017-01-19
$10,000
Principal payment, frerichs
Illinois Senate Inaugural Gala
2017-01-18
$10,000
Sponsorships
J & J Legislative LLC
2017-03-14
$5,250
Consulting fee
J & J Legislative LLC
2017-01-18
$3,500
Consulting fee
Big Grove Tavern
2017-02-07
$2,162
Fundraisers
Push-excel
2017-02-06
$1,500
Sponsorships
Child Service
2017-03-06
$1,000
Donations
Ngp-van
2017-03-06
$775
Voter file
Ngp-van
2017-02-07
$775
Voter file
Cardozo's Pub
2017-02-07
$638
Fundraisers
Equality Illinois
2017-02-10
$375
Ad book sponsorship
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services Ltd.
2017-01-11
$340
Electronic filing
J P Kelly's Pub & Pkg Liquor
2017-01-10
$319
Staff party
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services Ltd.
2017-02-08
$250
Electronic filing
College Democrats of Illinois
2017-03-08
$250
Sponsorships
godaddy.com
2017-02-07
$149
Website expenses
ATT Bill Payment - TX
2017-01-05
$141
Phone services
ATT Bill Payment - TX
2017-02-07
$141
Phone services
ATT Bill Payment - TX
2017-03-06
$141
Phone services
godaddy.com
2017-02-07
$141
Website expenses
Cardozo's Pub
2017-02-07
$116
Fundraisers
First Data Merchant Service
2017-01-03
$51
Bank service fee
First Data Merchant Service
2017-02-03
$39
Bank service fee
First Data Merchant Service
2017-01-03
$35
Bank service fee
First Data Merchant Service
2017-03-03
$25
Bank service fee
Alerts Sign-up