Malatesta's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($13,104) going to Government Solutions in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Malatesta's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$13,104
57.5%
Printing
$4,995
21.9%
Signs
$3,040
13.4%
Fund raising (food)
$785
3.5%
Website expenses
$450
2%
Campaign work
$250
1.1%
Brochures
$150
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Government Solutions
2016-03-09
$13,104
Mailing
Government Solutions
2016-03-02
$4,995
Printing
Government Solutions
2016-01-22
$1,020
Signs
Government Solutions
2016-02-19
$1,020
Signs
Government Solutions
2016-02-03
$1,000
Signs
Edison Park Inn
2016-02-16
$785
Fund raising (food)
Soar Advertising
2016-01-25
$450
Website expenses
Hallie Leach
2016-03-14
$250
Campaign work
Government Solutions
2016-02-29
$150
Brochures