Nelson's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($500) going to Victory Research in Westmont. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Nelson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$500
60.5%
Food
$327
39.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Victory Research
2017-02-03
$500
Consulting
Perkins
2017-01-30
$92
Food
Perkins
2017-02-13
$90
Food
Perkins
2017-02-27
$75
Food
Perkins
2017-02-21
$69
Food