Sianis's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 35% of this total ($21,126) going to Foremost Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sianis's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$60,323
50.8%
Donations
$31,265
26.3%
Radio advertising
$10,494
8.8%
Lawn signs
$7,920
6.7%
Legal fees
$4,000
3.4%
Fund raising (food)
$2,400
2%
Election day expenses
$1,000
0.8%
Hall rental for raising funds
$840
0.7%
Magazine advertising
$500
0.4%
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
Cook County Democratic Party
2018-01-03
$15,000
Donations
MWRD Political Educational Fund
2018-03-09
$15,000
Campaign work
Stars and Stripes
2018-02-23
$7,920
Lawn signs
Foremost Strategies
2018-01-16
$6,342
Campaign work
Foremost Strategies
2018-02-07
$5,892
Campaign work
Charles Colbert Communications
2018-03-13
$5,050
Radio advertising
Foremost Strategies
2018-02-22
$5,000
Campaign work
Charles Colbert Communications
2018-03-01
$4,944
Radio advertising
Foremost Strategies
2018-03-08
$3,892
Campaign work
Elizabeth Granoff
2018-03-13
$2,500
Legal fees
Silvers Bar and Grill
2018-03-01
$2,400
Fund raising (food)
Washburne Consulting
2018-01-17
$2,144
Campaign work
Matt Harrington
2018-01-08
$1,593
Campaign work
Global MIXXM
2018-03-22
$1,550
Campaign work
Wallace Bradley
2018-01-17
$1,500
Campaign work
Darnell Clark
2018-03-16
$1,500
Campaign work
Darnell Clark
2018-03-12
$1,500
Campaign work
Darnell Clark
2018-03-02
$1,500
Campaign work
Cocktails 4 entertainment
2018-02-02
$1,500
Campaign work
Mary Datcher
2018-02-20
$1,500
Campaign work
First Church of Love and Faith
2018-02-22
$1,500
Donations
Kasper, Michael J.
2018-02-10
$1,500
Legal fees
Senior Wizdom Consulting
2018-02-09
$1,500
Campaign work
We Women Empowered
2018-03-15
$1,500
Donations
Wallace Bradley
2018-03-01
$1,000
Campaign work
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