Bellock's committee spent the most on springfield rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($650) going to Lincoln Tower in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bellock's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Springfield rent
$650
9.9%
Bookkeeping
$400
6.1%
Ad book - golf outing fundraiser
$350
5.3%
Bowling shirts for diabetes fundraiser - 2 teams
$270
4.1%
Chamber dues
$230
3.5%
Thank you breakfast for human services comm. staff in springfield
$225
3.4%
Auction items for autism charity dinner event / giveaways / flags
$215
3.3%
4th of july parade supplies
$201
3.1%
Campaign phone
$189
2.9%
Parade giveaways / pens and candy
$179
2.7%
Donation to dinner dance event
$175
2.7%
Campaign office supplies, containers, paper goods
$169
2.6%
Campaign election supplies for signs
$161
2.4%
Town hall meeting supplies
$160
2.4%
Airfare one way from minn. women in govt conference
$160
2.4%
Gasoline
$159
2.4%
Parade giveaways & decorations, flowers for volunteers
$154
2.3%
Parade giveaways
$152
2.3%
Dinner for campaign sign comm. members
$151
2.3%
Donations
$150
2.3%
End of session thank you and birthday gift
$150
2.3%
Thank you dinner for petition volunteers
$133
2%
Springfield staff gifts and secretary birthday
$127
1.9%
Donation to fundraiser event - disabled children
$125
1.9%
Reimburse for banner expense - elmhurst bicycle relay
$109
1.7%
Office supplies
$107
1.6%
District office supplies
$102
1.6%
Secretary day thank you gifts
$100
1.5%
Airfare one way to minn. -women in govt conf midwest director
$98
1.5%
Cookies for easter seals fundraiser
$89
1.4%
Supplies for volunteers and white sox caucus game staff thank you outing
$87
1.3%
Springfield staff dinner
$81
1.2%
Donation for easter seals walkathon
$76
1.2%
Reimburse office supplies and thank you gift
$75
1.1%
Photos / office supplies
$72
1.1%
Women legislator dinner
$71
1.1%
Parade supplies / t shirts
$70
1.1%
Food for a.p. high school volunteers
$69
1.1%
Parade decorations
$68
1%
Baggage fee / go pac conference - presentation materials
$60
0.9%
District legislative aide birthday gift
$59
0.9%
Reimburse for food-hinsdale central volunteers - race
$55
0.8%
Thank you gift for help with alzheimer/diabetes event
$50
0.8%
Budget breakfast meeting - springfield office
$41
0.6%
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
Melissa LaBrash
2016-04-22
$400
Bookkeeping
York Township Republican Committeemen's Organization
2016-05-31
$350
Ad book - golf outing fundraiser
Midwest Signs & Decals
2016-04-12
$270
Bowling shirts for diabetes fundraiser - 2 teams
Lincoln Tower
2016-05-04
$256
Springfield rent
Chamber 630
2016-06-08
$230
Chamber dues
Cafe Moxo
2016-05-25
$225
Thank you breakfast for human services comm. staff in springfield
TJ Maxx
2016-04-08
$215
Auction items for autism charity dinner event / giveaways / flags
Costco
2016-06-07
$201
4th of july parade supplies
Lincoln Tower
2016-06-02
$197
Springfield rent
Lincoln Tower
2016-04-04
$195
Springfield rent
Oriental Trading Company
2016-06-03
$179
Parade giveaways / pens and candy
Family Shelter Service
2016-04-03
$175
Donation to dinner dance event
Target
2016-05-07
$169
Campaign office supplies, containers, paper goods
Wannemakers
2016-06-03
$161
Campaign election supplies for signs
Home Depot
2016-05-02
$160
Town hall meeting supplies
Spirit Airline
2016-06-03
$160
Airfare one way from minn. women in govt conference
Sawyer Garden Center
2016-06-03
$154
Parade giveaways & decorations, flowers for volunteers
Standard Market
2016-06-03
$151
Dinner for campaign sign comm. members
Almost Home Kids
2016-04-05
$150
Donations
Helen Stannard
2016-06-01
$150
End of session thank you and birthday gift
Standard Market
2016-05-02
$133
Thank you dinner for petition volunteers
Nordstrom
2016-06-07
$127
Springfield staff gifts and secretary birthday
Almost Home Kids
2016-05-24
$125
Donation to fundraiser event - disabled children
Amazon Marketplace
2016-05-24
$114
Parade giveaways
Nicole Niwa
2016-05-06
$109
Reimburse for banner expense - elmhurst bicycle relay