Kay's committee spent the most on lease payments in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Ted Mitchell in Edwardsville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Kay's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Lease payments
$5,000
29.6%
Fund raising - rental
$4,800
28.4%
Fund raising (food)
$3,005
17.8%
Production media expenses
$500
3%
Insurance
$475
2.8%
Wireless service
$400
2.4%
Pizza townhall
$400
2.4%
Postage
$395
2.3%
Sponsorships
$320
1.9%
E-mail marketing
$302
1.8%
Office desks
$300
1.8%
Post office box
$228
1.4%
Office supplies
$197
1.2%
Annual membership
$197
1.2%
Office chairs
$193
1.1%
Office equipment
$127
0.8%
Utilities
$43
0.3%
Water
$28
0.2%
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
Ted Mitchell
2016-01-01
$5,000
Lease payments
Scottrade Center
2016-01-22
$4,800
Fund raising - rental
Scottrade Center
2016-03-21
$3,005
Fund raising (food)
Falcon Media
2016-02-18
$500
Production media expenses
State Farm Insurance
2016-01-22
$475
Insurance
Imo's Pizza
2016-03-29
$400
Pizza townhall
St. Clair County Republican Central Committee
2016-02-23
$320
Sponsorships
Ikea
2016-03-24
$300
Office desks
City of Edwardsville
2016-03-29
$228
Post office box
Mailing Methods, Inc
2016-03-29
$221
Postage
Office Max
2016-02-01
$197
Office supplies
Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce
2016-01-22
$197
Annual membership
Sam's Club
2016-03-29
$193
Office chairs
Usps
2016-03-10
$174
Postage
AT&T Wireless
2016-03-01
$136
Wireless service
AT&T Wireless
2016-02-01
$132
Wireless service
AT&T Wireless
2016-01-04
$131
Wireless service
Sears Hardware
2016-03-24
$127
Office equipment
Constant Contact
2016-02-29
$100
E-mail marketing
Constant Contact
2016-03-29
$100
E-mail marketing
Constant Contact
2016-01-29
$100
E-mail marketing
City of Edwardsville
2016-03-29
$22
Utilities
City of Edwardsville
2016-01-06
$21
Utilities
Sears Hardware
2016-01-06
$14
Water
Sears Hardware
2016-03-07
$14
Water
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