Mesich's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 85% of this total ($44,829) going to The Strategy Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mesich's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$52,740
62.8%
Postage
$17,752
21.1%
Consulting
$7,850
9.4%
Fund raising (food)
$1,603
1.9%
Printing
$1,539
1.8%
Fund raising advertisement
$1,352
1.6%
Yard signs
$370
0.4%
Robo calls
$315
0.4%
Brochures
$265
0.3%
Hall rental for raising funds
$200
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Strategy Group
2016-02-16
$22,917
Mailing
The Strategy Group
2016-03-14
$21,912
Mailing
US Postal Service
2016-02-18
$10,651
Postage
Phil Hare
2016-03-29
$7,850
Consulting
US Postal Service
2016-03-03
$7,100
Postage
JV Consulting
2016-03-03
$4,725
Mailing
JV Consulting
2016-02-18
$3,186
Mailing
JV Consulting
2016-01-31
$1,009
Printing
Modern Wooden Park
2016-02-11
$854
Fund raising (food)
JV Consulting
2016-02-25
$688
Fund raising advertisement
JV Consulting
2016-01-19
$664
Fund raising advertisement
JV Consulting
2016-01-01
$530
Printing
Jake o's
2016-03-14
$464
Fund raising (food)
Catapult Marketing
2016-01-11
$370
Yard signs
JV Consulting
2016-03-29
$315
Robo calls
Hy-Vee
2016-01-30
$284
Fund raising (food)
Catapult Marketing
2016-02-18
$265
Brochures
Modern Wooden Park
2016-01-31
$200
Hall rental for raising funds
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