Suffredin's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 92.3% of this total ($28,660) going to Breaker Press in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Suffredin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$31,064
75.1%
Consulting
$3,500
8.5%
Food
$1,812
4.4%
Signs
$1,676
4.1%
Newspaper advertising
$1,515
3.7%
Election day pollwatcher expenses
$1,000
2.4%
Campaign work
$500
1.2%
Photography
$275
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Breaker Press
2018-03-10
$14,330
Printing
Breaker Press
2018-03-02
$14,330
Printing
Democracy Partners LLC
2018-02-10
$3,500
Consulting
Mid- City Printing
2018-02-08
$2,404
Printing
Prarie Moon Restaurant
2018-02-26
$1,812
Food
Done Deal Promotions
2018-02-20
$1,676
Signs
Evanston Roundtable
2018-02-27
$1,515
Newspaper advertising
Wayne Frazier
2018-03-19
$1,000
Election day pollwatcher expenses
Sylvester Wilson
2018-03-04
$500
Campaign work
Evanston Photographic Studios
2018-02-19
$175
Photography
Evanston Photographic Studios
2018-03-04
$100
Photography
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