Schmidt's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 86.1% of this total ($13,079) going to OnTime Envelopes & Printing in Carol Stream. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Schmidt's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$15,191
67.2%
Yard signs
$4,223
18.7%
Mailing
$1,840
8.1%
Supplies
$461
2%
Donation for wait staff
$400
1.8%
Brochures
$291
1.3%
Ad books
$200
0.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
OnTime Envelopes & Printing
2017-03-27
$8,524
Printing
OnTime Envelopes & Printing
2017-03-28
$4,554
Printing
My Campaign Store
2017-01-27
$2,564
Yard signs
American Litho
2017-03-09
$2,111
Printing
Postmaster
2017-03-09
$1,840
Mailing
My Campaign Store
2017-02-06
$1,659
Yard signs
Office Depot
2017-03-22
$461
Supplies
Schnitzel Platz
2017-03-08
$400
Donation for wait staff
American Litho
2017-03-24
$291
Brochures
St. Matthews Knights of Columbus
2017-02-22
$200
Ad books