Patlak's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($750) going to MJ Newsletter in Mount Prospect. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Patlak's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$750
25.2%
Contributions
$550
18.5%
Printing
$339
11.4%
Ad book ane dinner
$300
10.1%
Banquet & ad
$275
9.2%
Food for employees
$255
8.6%
Stamps
$245
8.2%
Dinner & ad
$200
6.7%
Banquet
$65
2.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
MJ Newsletter
2016-01-29
$500
Consulting
Minuteman Press
2016-03-04
$339
Printing
Illinois Right To Life Committee
2016-02-08
$300
Ad book ane dinner
Little Sisters of the Poor
2016-02-08
$300
Contributions
Polish American Police Association
2016-03-23
$275
Banquet & ad
Potbelly Sandwich Shop
2016-02-15
$255
Food for employees
MJ Newsletter
2016-02-22
$250
Consulting
The Women's Center
2016-02-13
$250
Contributions
United States Postal Service
2016-03-04
$245
Stamps
Italian American Political Coalition
2016-02-11
$200
Dinner & ad
The Women's Center
2016-02-13
$65
Banquet
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