Bennett's committee spent the most on consulting feb. in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,250) 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 feb.
$1,250
21.3%
Consulting
$1,250
21.3%
Consulting--march
$1,250
21.3%
Mailings
$451
7.7%
Office equipment
$412
7%
Cell phones
$407
6.9%
Internet access
$322
5.5%
Membership fee
$190
3.2%
Website hosting
$118
2%
Website expenses
$118
2%
Mailing
$98
1.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2017-02-13
$1,250
Consulting feb.
The Newberg Group
2017-01-05
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-03-03
$1,250
Consulting--march
The Newberg Group
2017-01-27
$451
Mailings
Y Z Tek
2017-01-05
$412
Office equipment
Pontiac Chamber of Commerce
2017-02-13
$190
Membership fee
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2017-03-16
$135
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2017-01-13
$135
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2017-02-13
$135
Cell phones
Nation Builder
2017-01-05
$118
Website expenses
The Newberg Group
2017-03-31
$98
Mailing
Frontier Communications
2017-03-03
$80
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2017-01-27
$80
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2017-03-27
$80
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2017-01-05
$80
Internet access
Nation Builder
2017-03-03
$59
Website hosting
Nation Builder
2017-02-13
$59
Website hosting