Halpin's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,006) going to Blueprint Campaign Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Halpin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$5,006
52%
District office rent
$1,202
12.5%
Accounting
$847
8.8%
Inauguration reception food and rent
$460
4.8%
Software subscription
$450
4.7%
Chair
$349
3.6%
Donations
$300
3.1%
District office framing
$281
2.9%
Utilities
$273
2.8%
Internet access
$209
2.2%
Field work
$200
2.1%
Robo calls
$51
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-01-03
$2,235
Consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-02-01
$1,464
Consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-02-01
$1,306
Consulting
Rock Island County Treasurer
2017-03-20
$760
District office rent
Feuerbach Recordkeeping, Inc.
2017-02-07
$526
Accounting
Illini Country Club
2017-01-15
$460
Inauguration reception food and rent
Rock Island County Treasurer
2017-02-07
$441
District office rent
Allmakes Office Furniture
2017-01-27
$349
Chair
Feuerbach Recordkeeping, Inc.
2017-01-03
$321
Accounting
NIE - Newspaper In Education
2017-01-09
$300
Donations
Michaels Stores, Inc.
2017-03-20
$281
District office framing
MidAmerican Energy
2017-03-10
$183
Utilities
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-01-03
$150
Software subscription
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-02-02
$150
Software subscription
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-03-02
$150
Software subscription
Speed Connect
2017-01-07
$150
Internet access
MidAmerican Energy
2017-02-01
$76
Utilities
Matt Dusenbery
2017-01-15
$70
Field work
Matt Dusenbery
2017-02-11
$70
Field work
Matt Dusenbery
2017-03-26
$60
Field work
Speed Connect
2017-01-03
$59
Internet access
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-01-27
$51
Robo calls
MidAmerican Energy
2017-01-06
$14
Utilities
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