Gabel's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 31.5% of this total ($5,000) going to The Riggins Group LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gabel's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$15,878
71.5%
Rent
$1,583
7.1%
Accounting fees
$1,150
5.2%
Contributions
$625
2.8%
Telephones
$606
2.7%
Ad books
$500
2.3%
Meals
$413
1.9%
Supplies
$347
1.6%
Email marketing
$286
1.3%
Transportation
$279
1.3%
Membership
$275
1.2%
Parking
$255
1.2%
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
The Riggins Group LLC
2016-02-05
$5,000
Consulting
KJD Strategies
2016-02-05
$4,833
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2016-03-07
$1,000
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2016-02-05
$1,000
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2016-01-04
$1,000
Consulting
Jordan Berman-Cutler
2016-03-10
$937
Consulting
Jordan Berman-Cutler
2016-03-31
$817
Consulting
Jordan Berman-Cutler
2016-02-05
$757
Consulting
Jordan Berman-Cutler
2016-01-08
$532
Consulting
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2016-01-01
$527
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2016-02-01
$527
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2016-03-01
$527
Rent
JWC Media
2016-01-08
$500
Ad books
Warady & Davis
2016-02-25
$460
Accounting fees
Warady & Davis
2016-03-31
$390
Accounting fees
Evanston Imprintables
2016-03-16
$347
Supplies
Warady & Davis
2016-01-04
$300
Accounting fees
Porter Airlines
2016-03-25
$279
Transportation
Winnetka-Northfield Chamber of Commerce
2016-01-08
$275
Membership
Literature For All of Us
2016-03-31
$250
Contributions
Verizon Wireless
2016-01-20
$237
Telephones
Crossroads Fund
2016-03-10
$200
Contributions
Verizon Wireless
2016-02-12
$187
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2016-03-16
$182
Telephones
Hands of Peace
2016-03-09
$175
Contributions
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