Castanza's committee spent the most on office supplies in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,022) going to V2 Marketing in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Castanza's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Office supplies
$6,022
26.3%
Campaign staff
$5,350
23.4%
Campaign work
$3,000
13.1%
Hall rental for raising funds
$2,801
12.2%
T-shirts
$2,370
10.4%
Software
$960
4.2%
Refund for purchases of office equipment
$709
3.1%
Equipment - purchase
$557
2.4%
Photography
$300
1.3%
Fund raising advertisement
$276
1.2%
Postage
$200
0.9%
Phones
$176
0.8%
Promotional items
$168
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
V2 Marketing
2018-01-11
$2,750
Office supplies
Venetian Club
2018-02-08
$2,601
Hall rental for raising funds
Benjamin Staton
2018-03-15
$2,000
Campaign work
Benjamin Staton
2018-02-15
$2,000
Campaign staff
Benjamin Staton
2018-01-31
$2,000
Campaign staff
V2 Marketing
2018-01-08
$1,987
Office supplies
Cassandra Baars
2018-03-15
$1,350
Campaign staff
V2 Marketing
2018-01-22
$1,285
Office supplies
Gordon Ferguson Yackle LLC
2018-03-02
$1,214
T-shirts
Gordon Ferguson Yackle LLC
2018-02-01
$1,156
T-shirts
Benjamin Staton
2018-03-01
$1,000
Campaign work
Ngp Van
2018-03-09
$960
Software
Jake Castanza
2018-01-08
$709
Refund for purchases of office equipment
Gordon Ferguson Yackle LLC
2018-01-08
$557
Equipment - purchase
Troy Volanti Photography
2018-02-12
$300
Photography
MinuteMan Press
2018-02-08
$276
Fund raising advertisement
The Irish Rose
2018-03-31
$200
Hall rental for raising funds
MinuteMan Press
2018-03-30
$168
Promotional items
United States Postal Service
2018-02-02
$100
Postage
United States Postal Service
2018-03-06
$100
Postage
T-Mobile
2018-02-19
$88
Phones
T-Mobile
2018-03-24
$88
Phones
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