Hays's committee spent the most on campaign consult, print material, postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,805) going to The RussBert Group, LLC in Danville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hays's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign consult, print material, postage
$2,805
27.9%
Springfield apt rent
$1,350
13.4%
Hays fundraiser
$1,037
10.3%
Mileage expenses
$817
8.1%
Sponsor lincoln day dinner
$550
5.5%
Sponsorships
$500
5%
Campaign consult
$500
5%
Hays fundraiser food
$400
4%
Cell phone bills
$282
2.8%
Bedding springfield apt
$271
2.7%
Springfield apt internet/cable
$256
2.6%
Cell phone bill
$244
2.4%
Mileage reimbursement
$210
2.1%
Charity fundraiser
$200
2%
2 flower arrgmt & 1 planter
$184
1.8%
Annual subscription
$179
1.8%
Gop lunch
$155
1.5%
Starting cash for golf outing
$100
1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The RussBert Group, LLC
2017-05-22
$2,805
Campaign consult, print material, postage
Sleepy Creek Vineyards
2017-04-13
$1,037
Hays fundraiser
Balloons over Vermilion
2017-06-06
$500
Sponsorships
The RussBert Group, LLC
2017-06-09
$500
Campaign consult
Near North Village
2017-05-05
$450
Springfield apt rent
Near North Village
2017-05-22
$450
Springfield apt rent
Near North Village
2017-04-06
$450
Springfield apt rent
Encore Catering Inc.
2017-04-13
$400
Hays fundraiser food
Chad D. Hays
2017-06-09
$391
Mileage expenses
Champaign County Republicans
2017-04-12
$300
Sponsor lincoln day dinner
Verizon Wireless
2017-04-11
$282
Cell phone bills
Bed Bath & Beyond
2017-05-17
$271
Bedding springfield apt
Vermilion County Republican Party
2017-04-12
$250
Sponsor lincoln day dinner
Verizon Wireless
2017-06-09
$244
Cell phone bill
Verizon Wireless
2017-04-11
$210
Mileage reimbursement
Diabetes Caucus
2017-04-04
$200
Charity fundraiser
Anker Florist
2017-05-05
$184
2 flower arrgmt & 1 planter
The Commercial-News
2017-06-06
$179
Annual subscription
Chad D. Hays
2017-05-09
$168
Mileage expenses
Popeye's
2017-05-10
$155
Gop lunch
Chad D. Hays
2017-06-19
$153
Mileage expenses
Comcast
2017-06-03
$131
Springfield apt internet/cable
Comcast
2017-05-02
$125
Springfield apt internet/cable
Chad D. Hays
2017-04-19
$103
Mileage expenses
Chad D. Hays
2017-06-20
$100
Starting cash for golf outing
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