DiChristofano's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,895) going to Michilla Blaise & Associates in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how DiChristofano's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$10,895
17.8%
Donations
$10,500
17.1%
Campaign staff
$10,390
16.9%
Mailing
$9,951
16.2%
Yard signs
$7,225
11.8%
Field work
$5,240
8.5%
Consulting
$2,900
4.7%
Food
$1,458
2.4%
Website expenses
$687
1.1%
Campaign work
$637
1%
Newspaper advertising
$505
0.8%
Fund raising entertainment
$350
0.6%
Photography
$200
0.3%
T-shirts
$188
0.3%
Headquarters rent
$178
0.3%
Office supplies
$87
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
Northwest Side Political Action Committee
2016-02-27
$10,000
Donations
Michilla Blaise & Associates
2016-03-04
$9,245
Printing
Michilla Blaise & Associates
2016-02-03
$7,225
Yard signs
Soar Advertising & Design LLC
2016-03-14
$2,900
Consulting
United States Post Office
2016-03-14
$2,900
Mailing
Soar Advertising & Design LLC
2016-03-07
$2,415
Mailing
Michilla Blaise & Associates
2016-02-18
$1,650
Printing
Soar Advertising & Design LLC
2016-03-07
$1,475
Mailing
Soar Advertising & Design LLC
2016-03-04
$1,475
Mailing
Quentin Scott
2016-02-17
$1,000
Campaign staff
Quentin Scott
2016-02-09
$1,000
Campaign staff
Quentin Scott
2016-02-19
$1,000
Campaign staff
Quentin Scott
2016-02-29
$1,000
Campaign staff
Quentin Scott
2016-03-04
$1,000
Campaign staff
Tiffany Cantu
2016-03-12
$840
Campaign staff
United States Post Office
2016-03-08
$664
Mailing
Courtney Smith
2016-02-18
$637
Campaign work
Subway
2016-03-17
$618
Food
DV Canvassing
2016-02-18
$600
Field work
DV Canvassing
2016-02-25
$600
Field work
DV Canvassing
2016-03-04
$580
Field work
United States Post Office
2016-03-11
$574
Mailing
J.S. Paluch Company
2016-02-15
$505
Newspaper advertising
DV Canvassing
2016-03-03
$500
Field work
DV Canvassing
2016-03-08
$500
Field work
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