Costello's committee spent the most on fundraisers in the quarter, with 56.9% of this total ($1,088) going to D. H. Brown in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Costello's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraisers
$1,913
7.9%
Office data base purchase
$1,850
7.6%
Salaries
$1,496
6.2%
Donations
$1,335
5.5%
Fundraiser catering
$1,300
5.4%
Expenses
$1,217
5%
Tax preparation/payroll tax prep
$1,188
4.9%
Drink
$1,046
4.3%
Gold sponsor
$1,000
4.1%
Mailing services
$969
4%
Tax payment
$967
4%
Auto expense
$864
3.6%
Auto expense/june
$864
3.6%
Auto expense/may
$864
3.6%
Cell phones
$825
3.4%
Electronic filing
$760
3.1%
Campaign supplies
$705
2.9%
Boston conference
$625
2.6%
Team/sponsor
$500
2.1%
Meal
$461
1.9%
Gasoline
$424
1.7%
Ads
$360
1.5%
Downstate caucus
$281
1.2%
Patsie hopkins, lindsayi monroe
$275
1.1%
Linda schramm/patsie hopkins, tony vecera
$270
1.1%
Campaign material
$252
1%
Patsie, kale, ryder & jacki hopkins
$250
1%
Fundraiser invite rinting
$206
0.9%
Hole sponsor
$200
0.8%
Robocalls
$198
0.8%
Office supplies
$164
0.7%
Cleaning services/office
$150
0.6%
Office cleaning services
$150
0.6%
Meal/family of officer james brockmeyer
$148
0.6%
Printing services
$118
0.5%
Meals
$72
0.3%
Drinks
$20
< 0.1%
Lunch
$11
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-05-02
$1,850
Office data base purchase
Kiwan Guyton Catering
2017-06-26
$1,300
Fundraiser catering
Schaltenbrand & Halloran Accounting Services
2017-05-19
$1,188
Tax preparation/payroll tax prep
D. H. Brown
2017-06-14
$1,088
Fundraisers
Casey's General Store
2017-06-26
$1,038
Drink
Connell F. Smith-Homer Brown Scholarship Fund
2017-05-31
$1,000
Gold sponsor
U.S. Treasury Dept.
2017-04-28
$967
Tax payment
National Wild Turkey Federation
2017-04-01
$925
Donations
Wells Fargo Bank
2017-04-11
$864
Auto expense
Wells Fargo Bank
2017-06-14
$864
Auto expense/june
Wells Fargo Bank
2017-06-13
$864
Auto expense/may
TR's Place, Inc.
2017-06-26
$825
Fundraisers
Mailing Methods
2017-04-20
$625
Mailing services
National Conference of State Legislators
2017-05-31
$625
Boston conference
Waterloo High School Boosters Club
2017-06-14
$500
Team/sponsor
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-06-14
$498
Salaries
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-04-10
$498
Salaries
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-05-01
$498
Salaries
Curt Smith Sporting Goods Store
2017-05-04
$466
Campaign supplies
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2017-06-20
$440
Electronic filing
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-05-03
$349
Expenses
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-04-10
$346
Expenses
Mailing Methods
2017-06-27
$343
Mailing services
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2017-04-04
$320
Electronic filing
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-06-14
$294
Expenses
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