Lang's committee spent the most on political mail in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,954) going to Watch Street Consulting in Berwyn. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lang's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Political mail
$3,954
11.3%
Spi rent
$3,800
10.9%
Robocalls/visa
$3,265
9.4%
Sponsorships
$2,875
8.2%
Fundraising
$2,500
7.2%
Auto lease
$1,800
5.2%
Meals and entertainment
$1,655
4.7%
Internet promotion/visa
$1,606
4.6%
Issues development
$1,500
4.3%
Political consulting
$1,200
3.4%
Computer repair
$1,160
3.3%
Meals & entertainment
$1,152
3.3%
Advertising
$1,136
3.3%
Membership dues
$1,130
3.2%
Software
$960
2.8%
Airfare/visa
$598
1.7%
Lodging/visa
$526
1.5%
Phone/visa
$514
1.5%
Subscriptions
$500
1.4%
Gas (visa)
$454
1.3%
Auto insurance
$442
1.3%
Refund/overage
$400
1.2%
Computer svc
$252
0.7%
Auto ins
$221
0.6%
Community outreach
$200
0.6%
Surveillance guard/visa
$199
0.6%
Auto svc/visa
$185
0.5%
Membership dues & sponsorship
$160
0.5%
Parking/visa
$160
0.5%
Office supplies
$150
0.4%
Check printing fee
$130
0.4%
Raffle
$100
0.3%
Wire transfer fee
$30
< 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
Watch Street Consulting
2018-03-03
$3,954
Political mail
Dover Group
2018-02-13
$2,500
Fundraising
Dialing Svcs LLC
2018-02-14
$1,580
Robocalls/visa
David Ormsby
2018-02-13
$1,500
Issues development
YO Caucus
2018-01-17
$1,000
Sponsorships
Ngp Van
2018-01-31
$960
Software
Near North Village
2018-01-10
$950
Spi rent
Near North Village
2018-01-25
$950
Spi rent
Near North Village
2018-02-28
$950
Spi rent
Near North Village
2018-03-20
$950
Spi rent
Dialing Svcs LLC
2018-01-23
$900
Robocalls/visa
Computer Drive
2018-01-24
$797
Computer repair
Dialing Svcs LLC
2018-03-15
$785
Robocalls/visa
Jewish United Fund
2018-01-29
$750
Membership dues
Facebook
2018-03-31
$700
Internet promotion/visa
Lincoln Finance
2018-01-24
$600
Auto lease
Lincoln Finance
2018-02-21
$600
Auto lease
Lincoln Finance
2018-03-22
$600
Auto lease
Robert Brooke
2018-01-30
$600
Political consulting
Robert Brooke
2018-02-27
$600
Political consulting
Ehntjc
2018-01-08
$540
Sponsorships
Nomad Hotel
2018-02-22
$526
Lodging/visa
Ahead of Our Time Publishing
2018-03-26
$500
Subscriptions
American Music Festivals
2018-01-10
$500
Sponsorships
Acheinu Directory
2018-02-08
$456
Advertising