Ellman's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,500) going to Jumpstart Progress in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ellman's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$6,500
69%
Campaign work
$2,000
21.2%
Printing
$665
7.1%
Fund raising (food)
$203
2.2%
Hall rental for raising funds
$50
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 7 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jumpstart Progress
2018-01-02
$5,000
Consulting
Diane Hewitt
2018-03-11
$2,000
Campaign work
Jumpstart Progress
2018-03-15
$1,500
Consulting
Chi-Town Printing
2018-03-07
$505
Printing
Mullen's Bar & Grill
2018-03-08
$203
Fund raising (food)
Breaker Press
2018-02-08
$160
Printing
Mullen's Bar & Grill
2018-03-08
$50
Hall rental for raising funds