Caramelli's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 98% of this total ($35,344) going to ABComp in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Caramelli's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$36,074
58.9%
Staff salaries
$5,000
8.2%
Postage
$4,782
7.8%
Consulting
$3,000
4.9%
Election day pollwatcher expenses
$2,540
4.1%
Payroll
$2,500
4.1%
Supplies
$2,222
3.6%
Food
$1,521
2.5%
Meals
$900
1.5%
Cell phones
$869
1.4%
Gasoline
$557
0.9%
Internet access
$469
0.8%
Campaign work
$350
0.6%
Equipment - purchase
$200
0.3%
Donations
$160
0.3%
Post office box
$130
0.2%
Office equipment
$18
< 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
ABComp
2016-03-01
$20,294
Printing
ABComp
2016-03-14
$11,095
Printing
ABComp
2016-02-01
$3,954
Printing
Markus Pitchford
2016-03-23
$2,500
Payroll
Markus Pitchford
2016-02-02
$2,500
Staff salaries
Markus Pitchford
2016-01-06
$2,500
Staff salaries
RK PR Solutions
2016-03-24
$1,500
Consulting
RK PR Solutions
2016-03-29
$1,500
Consulting
U.S. Postal Service
2016-03-04
$1,411
Postage
U.S. Postal Service
2016-03-01
$1,409
Postage
Ti Amo Cafe
2016-03-15
$890
Food
Alliance Printing
2016-01-05
$730
Printing
U.S. Postal Service
2016-01-05
$525
Postage
U.S. Postal Service
2016-03-07
$497
Postage
Officemax
2016-03-06
$495
Supplies
U.S. Postal Service
2016-03-04
$490
Postage
Subway
2016-03-15
$320
Food
Verizon
2016-02-16
$304
Cell phones
Ricardo Munoz
2016-03-15
$290
Election day pollwatcher expenses
Verizon
2016-03-07
$282
Cell phones
Officemax
2016-02-22
$277
Supplies
Officemax
2016-02-09
$274
Supplies
U.S. Postal Service
2016-03-01
$263
Postage
Moretti's
2016-01-19
$256
Meals
Mary Jane Garvey
2016-03-15
$250
Election day pollwatcher expenses
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