Bennett's committee spent the most on fund raising cub tickets in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,371) going to Northside Rooftops, LLC in Chicago. 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
Fund raising cub tickets
$4,371
24.6%
Consulting
$3,750
21.1%
Yard signs
$3,718
20.9%
Fund raising (food)
$934
5.3%
Sponsor and ad lincoln day dinner
$920
5.2%
Supplies envelopes/letterhead
$791
4.5%
Mailing/printing fee for rt
$541
3%
Donations
$500
2.8%
Cell phones
$475
2.7%
Internet access
$370
2.1%
Signs
$370
2.1%
Subscriptions
$269
1.5%
Membership dues
$190
1.1%
Mailing watseka event
$177
1%
Meeting expense ag advisory
$152
0.9%
Mailing bennett caucus
$95
0.5%
Mailing bloomington breakfast
$88
0.5%
Food
$60
0.3%
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
Northside Rooftops, LLC
2018-02-15
$4,371
Fund raising cub tickets
Accu Graphics
2018-01-22
$3,718
Yard signs
The Newberg Group
2018-01-05
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-02-05
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-03-05
$1,250
Consulting
Brandt Printing Inc
2018-01-04
$791
Supplies envelopes/letterhead
The Newberg Group
2018-02-02
$541
Mailing/printing fee for rt
Double Tree
2018-02-02
$509
Fund raising (food)
Livingston County Historical Society
2018-01-12
$500
Donations
Livingston County Republican Central Committee
2018-02-21
$500
Sponsor and ad lincoln day dinner
Woodford County Republican Central Committee
2018-02-16
$420
Sponsor and ad lincoln day dinner
Kearfott Graphix
2018-02-02
$370
Signs
Daily Leader
2018-02-15
$269
Subscriptions
Bulls BBQ
2018-03-13
$225
Fund raising (food)
D H Browns
2018-02-26
$200
Fund raising (food)
Pontiac Chamber of Commerce
2018-01-08
$190
Membership dues
The Newberg Group
2018-02-22
$177
Mailing watseka event
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2018-01-12
$158
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2018-02-15
$158
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2018-03-12
$158
Cell phones
Baby Bull's
2018-02-22
$152
Meeting expense ag advisory
The Newberg Group
2018-02-20
$95
Mailing bennett caucus
Frontier Communications
2018-01-08
$92
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2018-02-02
$92
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2018-03-12
$92
Internet access