Davenport's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,500) going to Avanti Political Consulting in Aurora. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Davenport's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$7,500
21.7%
Hall rental for raising funds
$5,214
15.1%
Principal payment
$5,000
14.5%
Palm cards
$3,475
10.1%
Promotional items
$2,756
8%
Production media expenses
$2,439
7.1%
T-shirts and signs
$1,801
5.2%
Printing
$1,741
5%
Yard signs
$965
2.8%
Printing - bumper stickers
$592
1.7%
Donations
$505
1.5%
Office supplies
$444
1.3%
Ad book and meals
$350
1%
Website design
$350
1%
Tickets
$300
0.9%
Parade
$295
0.9%
Bank charges
$252
0.7%
Ad books
$250
0.7%
Office equipment
$180
0.5%
Taxes - federal
$150
0.4%
Computer - maintenance
$3
< 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
Reserve - 22 Restaurant
2018-02-14
$5,214
Hall rental for raising funds
Linda Davenport
2018-01-31
$5,000
Principal payment
Avanti Political Consulting
2018-03-20
$2,500
Consulting
Avanti Political Consulting
2018-02-23
$2,500
Consulting
Avanti Political Consulting
2018-01-21
$2,500
Consulting
Alliance Printing
2018-01-18
$1,822
Palm cards
Alliance Printing
2018-01-24
$1,801
T-shirts and signs
Aurora Fast Print
2018-03-02
$1,378
Promotional items
Aurora Fast Print
2018-02-16
$1,378
Promotional items
Marquardt Printing Co.
2018-02-21
$1,097
Palm cards
Justin Fuchs
2018-03-08
$1,000
Production media expenses
Alliance Printing
2018-03-13
$965
Yard signs
Justin Fuchs
2018-02-10
$750
Production media expenses
Aurora Fast Print
2018-02-06
$592
Printing - bumper stickers
Marquardt Printing Co.
2018-01-30
$556
Palm cards
Aurora Fast Print
2018-01-29
$487
Printing
Facebook, Inc.
2018-02-26
$476
Production media expenses
Aurora Fast Print
2018-01-18
$457
Printing
Staples
2018-02-03
$377
Office supplies
Alliance Printing
2018-02-22
$375
Printing
DuPage County N.A.A.C.P.
2018-02-14
$350
Ad book and meals
Ann Wanzenberg
2018-01-20
$350
Website design
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
2018-03-29
$300
Tickets
Elmhurst St. Patrick's Day Committee, Inc.
2018-01-06
$295
Parade
Turning Pointe Autism Foundation
2018-01-24
$275
Donations
Alerts Sign-up