Fortner's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 82.9% of this total ($3,000) going to Joan M. Etten, LLC in Park Ridge. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fortner's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,620
37%
Rent
$2,400
24.5%
Fundraising
$1,656
16.9%
Phones
$899
9.2%
Cell phones
$353
3.6%
Contributions
$250
2.6%
Membership dues and meeting
$225
2.3%
Membership dues and meals
$170
1.7%
Lodging - candidate/reimburse mike fortner
$169
1.7%
Meals
$45
0.5%
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
Treudt Development
2016-01-09
$2,400
Rent
Joan M. Etten, LLC
2016-02-08
$2,000
Consulting
Joan M. Etten, LLC
2016-02-08
$1,021
Fundraising
Joan M. Etten, LLC
2016-01-09
$1,000
Consulting
Joan M. Etten, LLC
2016-01-09
$635
Fundraising
Compass Consulting LLC
2016-02-29
$620
Consulting
At&t
2016-02-05
$306
Phones
At&t
2016-03-08
$303
Phones
At&t
2016-01-06
$289
Phones
Marco Rubio for President
2016-01-19
$250
Contributions
Western DuPage Chamber Of Commerce
2016-03-18
$225
Membership dues and meeting
St. Charles Chamber of Commerce
2016-02-05
$170
Membership dues and meals
Hampton Inn & Suites (Cedar Rapids IA)
2016-03-31
$169
Lodging - candidate/reimburse mike fortner
Verizon Wireless
2016-01-15
$137
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2016-02-18
$108
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2016-03-16
$107
Cell phones
Western DuPage Chamber Of Commerce
2016-02-29
$45
Meals