Reid's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Rianne Hawkins in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Reid's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,000
39.6%
Advertising
$1,500
19.8%
Printing
$1,378
18.2%
Electronic filing
$1,000
13.2%
Table sponsor
$500
6.6%
Parade fee
$200
2.6%
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
Heroic Age Studios
2016-02-22
$1,250
Advertising
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2016-02-08
$1,000
Electronic filing
Rianne Hawkins
2016-01-26
$1,000
Consulting
Rianne Hawkins
2016-02-22
$1,000
Consulting
Rianne Hawkins
2016-03-14
$1,000
Consulting
A & B Printing Service
2016-03-14
$625
Printing
A & B Printing Service
2016-03-31
$625
Printing
SIU Women's Power Lunch Against Cancer
2016-03-31
$500
Table sponsor
Wfmb-am
2016-01-09
$250
Advertising
St. Patrick's Day Parade
2016-01-28
$200
Parade fee
A & B Printing Service
2016-03-12
$128
Printing