Costello's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 33.2% of this total ($4,611) going to Downstate Democratic Caucus in Alton. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Costello's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$13,911
41.9%
Payroll taxes
$2,952
8.9%
Auto expense
$2,704
8.1%
Meal
$1,822
5.5%
Bonus
$1,500
4.5%
Salaries
$1,496
4.5%
Postage
$1,202
3.6%
Nwtf conf & nat'l sportsman caucus
$1,075
3.2%
Subscriptions
$910
2.7%
Cell phones
$574
1.7%
Ads
$490
1.5%
Hotel national rifle assn. conference
$454
1.4%
Mailing services/christmas cards
$425
1.3%
Inauguration/hotel expense
$389
1.2%
Office supplies
$374
1.1%
Conference expenses
$360
1.1%
Downstate caucus
$356
1.1%
Campaign items
$342
1%
Hotel expense for inauguration
$327
1%
Nwtf conf & nat's sportsman caucus
$300
0.9%
Expenses
$224
0.7%
Gasoline
$217
0.7%
National rifle assn. confernce exp.
$200
0.6%
Meal/drinks
$192
0.6%
Campaign expenses
$137
0.4%
Nwtf & nat'l sportsman caucus
$95
0.3%
Dues
$75
0.2%
Drinks
$60
0.2%
Unemployment tax
$49
0.2%
Drink
$4
< 0.1%
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
Downstate Democratic Caucus
2017-01-21
$4,611
Donations
U.S. Treasury Dept.
2017-01-13
$2,571
Payroll taxes
Congressional Sportsman Foundation
2017-03-15
$2,450
Donations
National Wild Turkey Federation
2017-02-18
$1,900
Donations
Patsie Hopkins
2017-01-04
$1,500
Bonus
National Wild Turkey Federation
2017-02-11
$1,285
Donations
US Postal Service
2017-02-15
$1,014
Postage
Wells Fargo Bank
2017-02-22
$975
Auto expense
Wells Fargo Bank
2017-03-15
$864
Auto expense
Wells Fargo Bank
2017-01-23
$864
Auto expense
DuQuoin Youth Club
2017-03-11
$795
Donations
Gaylord Opryland Hotel
2017-02-21
$652
Nwtf conf & nat'l sportsman caucus
Monroe County Longbeards
2017-03-04
$625
Donations
Waterloo High School/Post Prom
2017-03-25
$560
Donations
Ahead of our Time Publishing
2017-03-20
$500
Subscriptions
Linda for Aurora
2017-01-23
$500
Donations
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-03-01
$498
Salaries
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-02-01
$498
Salaries
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-01-03
$498
Salaries
Randolph County Herald Tribune
2017-01-23
$490
Ads
The Ling Hotel & Casino
2017-01-19
$454
Hotel national rifle assn. conference
Mailing Methods
2017-01-08
$425
Mailing services/christmas cards
Belleville News Democrat
2017-03-06
$410
Subscriptions
Charlie Gittos
2017-01-04
$356
Downstate caucus
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-01-13
$345
Payroll taxes
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