McSweeney's committee spent the most on advertising - facebook in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,040) going to Facebook in Palo Alto. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McSweeney's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising - facebook
$8,040
31.3%
Consulting
$7,775
30.2%
Advertising
$3,151
12.3%
Reporting, banking, and accounting
$1,125
4.4%
Campaign worker
$1,000
3.9%
Events
$1,000
3.9%
Campaign staff
$1,000
3.9%
Accounting fees and state reporting
$928
3.6%
Campaign
$750
2.9%
Accounting and reporting
$525
2%
Buisness expo
$250
1%
Credit card charges
$168
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Facebook
2017-02-10
$3,691
Advertising - facebook
Vertical Strategies
2017-03-17
$2,138
Advertising
Facebook
2017-02-28
$1,614
Advertising - facebook
Facebook
2017-03-27
$1,585
Advertising - facebook
Red Leader Strategies
2017-02-24
$1,475
Consulting
Red Leader Strategies
2017-01-09
$1,200
Consulting
Facebook
2017-01-03
$1,149
Advertising - facebook
CBC Tax & Accounting
2017-03-09
$1,125
Reporting, banking, and accounting
Andrew Gasser
2017-01-03
$1,000
Campaign worker
McHenry County Republican Party
2017-02-28
$1,000
Events
Jim Thacker
2017-02-12
$1,000
Consulting
Jim Thacker
2017-01-03
$1,000
Consulting
Jim Thacker
2017-01-07
$1,000
Campaign staff
Jim Thacker
2017-03-09
$1,000
Consulting
CBC Tax & Accounting
2017-01-07
$928
Accounting fees and state reporting
Catalyst Partners
2017-02-12
$750
Consulting
Catalyst Partners
2017-01-07
$750
Campaign
Catalyst Partners
2017-03-09
$750
Consulting
AdVictory LLC
2017-03-04
$701
Advertising
Red Leader Strategies
2017-03-31
$600
Consulting
CBC Tax & Accounting
2017-02-12
$525
Accounting and reporting
AdVictory LLC
2017-02-12
$312
Advertising
Algonquin Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce
2017-02-12
$250
Buisness expo
American Express
2017-01-03
$168
Credit card charges
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