Straub's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 64.1% of this total ($9,007) going to Rescigno's in Bridgeview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Straub's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$14,047
33%
Contractual expenses
$11,936
28%
Yard signs
$3,103
7.3%
Campaign work
$2,000
4.7%
Signs
$1,937
4.6%
Robo calls
$1,832
4.3%
Fund raising (food)
$1,551
3.6%
Robo calls for town hall 1/24/18
$1,108
2.6%
Walking cards
$1,100
2.6%
Graphic design
$880
2.1%
Website design
$750
1.8%
Magazine advertising
$559
1.3%
Postage
$497
1.2%
Photography
$250
0.6%
Deposit for fundraising event
$250
0.6%
Printing
$242
0.6%
Production media expenses
$240
0.6%
Bank charges
$147
0.4%
Processing fees
$67
0.2%
Office supplies
$66
0.2%
Promotional items
$40
< 0.1%
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
Caleb Hull
2018-03-06
$7,886
Contractual expenses
Rescigno's
2018-03-07
$7,870
Mailing
Custom Bindery
2018-01-18
$5,040
Mailing
Precision Signz
2018-01-17
$3,103
Yard signs
Timon Prax
2018-02-15
$2,500
Contractual expenses
Sign And Banner Express
2018-03-08
$1,937
Signs
Campaign Marketing Strategies
2018-01-26
$1,832
Robo calls
Ruffled Feathers Golf Club
2018-02-26
$1,551
Fund raising (food)
Timon Prax
2018-02-26
$1,250
Contractual expenses
Rescigno's
2018-03-14
$1,137
Mailing
Campaign Marketing Strategies
2018-01-26
$1,108
Robo calls for town hall 1/24/18
Custom Bindery
2018-01-26
$1,100
Walking cards
Michael Allison
2018-02-19
$750
Website design
Clarendon Courier, Inc.
2018-02-19
$559
Magazine advertising
Mary Hemsworth
2018-03-23
$500
Campaign work
Donna Ligthart
2018-03-23
$500
Campaign work
Richard Ligthart
2018-03-15
$500
Campaign work
Ramy Shenouda
2018-03-26
$500
Campaign work
Richard & Donna Ligthart
2018-03-13
$497
Postage
Haley Simone
2018-02-19
$430
Graphic design
Timon Prax
2018-02-05
$300
Contractual expenses
Daniel Garica
2018-03-12
$250
Photography
Ruffled Feathers Golf Club
2018-02-15
$250
Deposit for fundraising event
Jason Roberts
2018-02-19
$240
Production media expenses
Haley Simone
2018-03-06
$225
Graphic design
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