Gummow's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to James Thacker in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gummow's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,000
38.4%
Yard signs
$2,976
38.1%
Fund raising (food)
$1,302
16.7%
Newspaper advertising
$373
4.8%
Raffle winnings
$163
2.1%
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
Awesome Campaigns
2018-02-12
$2,976
Yard signs
Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Country Club
2018-02-12
$1,302
Fund raising (food)
James Thacker
2018-01-03
$1,000
Consulting
James Thacker
2018-03-14
$1,000
Consulting
James Thacker
2018-02-22
$1,000
Consulting
Rock Valley Publishing
2018-03-09
$373
Newspaper advertising
Tracy Lungo
2018-02-08
$163
Raffle winnings