Caruana's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,500) going to Jim Thacker in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Caruana's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$7,500
35.2%
Fund raising (food)
$6,442
30.2%
Staff salaries
$2,000
9.4%
Donations
$1,172
5.5%
Computer - services facebook ads
$989
4.6%
Design services
$725
3.4%
Golf outing event sponsor
$500
2.3%
Sign assembly and collection
$400
1.9%
Video production
$300
1.4%
Computer services
$299
1.4%
Hole sponsor
$250
1.2%
Credit card fees wepay service
$198
0.9%
Food / meeting
$196
0.9%
Credit card fees
$182
0.9%
Television advertising
$175
0.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Venetian Club
2018-04-28
$6,442
Fund raising (food)
Jim Thacker
2018-04-02
$5,000
Consulting
Jim Thacker
2018-04-02
$2,500
Consulting
Jim Thacker
2018-05-14
$2,000
Staff salaries
facebook
2018-04-28
$989
Computer - services facebook ads
Jim Thacker
2018-04-02
$725
Design services
Plumbers & Pipefitters UA Local 23 PAC
2018-06-08
$500
Golf outing event sponsor
Club Blue of Rockford
2018-04-02
$422
Donations
Jim Thacker
2018-04-02
$400
Sign assembly and collection
Vixen Productions
2018-06-21
$300
Video production
Birdease Systems
2018-04-04
$299
Computer services
Boylan Catholic High School
2018-06-21
$250
Hole sponsor
Citizens for Judge Donna Honzel
2018-05-14
$250
Donations
Rockford Marlins Swim Club
2018-04-12
$250
Donations
Rockford Park District Foundation
2018-05-11
$250
Donations
Birdease Systems
2018-06-29
$198
Credit card fees wepay service
Giovanni's Restaurant and Convention Center
2018-06-28
$196
Food / meeting
Venetian Club
2018-04-28
$175
Television advertising
Square, Inc.
2018-06-29
$117
Credit card fees
Square, Inc.
2018-05-31
$65
Credit card fees
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