Fine's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 84.9% of this total ($4,500) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fine's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$5,300
50.9%
Return of excess contributions
$2,100
20.2%
Dues
$1,016
9.8%
Donations
$950
9.1%
Accounting fees
$325
3.1%
Website expenses
$286
2.8%
Advertising
$250
2.4%
Donation fees
$152
1.5%
Coffee for event
$32
0.3%
Fees
$3
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2016-02-11
$4,500
Consulting
Robert Smith
2016-01-31
$2,100
Return of excess contributions
Shiva Mohsenzadeh
2016-01-04
$500
Consulting
Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise
2016-03-11
$392
Dues
Hands of Peace
2016-03-07
$350
Donations
Friman, Gorlick & Co
2016-03-07
$325
Accounting fees
Tamara Baucom
2016-01-07
$300
Consulting
Foundation for Proder-Willi Research
2016-02-24
$300
Donations
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC
2016-01-21
$300
Donations
Glenview Grind
2016-03-30
$250
Advertising
Kiwanis of Glenview-Northbrook
2016-01-19
$230
Dues
Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise
2016-01-06
$200
Dues
Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise
2016-02-04
$194
Dues
ActBlue Technical Services
2016-02-04
$112
Donation fees
Constant Contact
2016-02-23
$95
Website expenses
Constant Contact
2016-03-23
$95
Website expenses
Constant Contact
2016-01-25
$95
Website expenses
Glenview Grind
2016-02-29
$32
Coffee for event
ActBlue Technical Services
2016-01-17
$21
Donation fees
ActBlue Technical Services
2016-01-10
$17
Donation fees
ActBlue Technical Services
2016-01-18
$3
Fees