Houston's committee spent the most on new cell phone in the quarter, with all those payments ($675) going to Verizon Wireless in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Houston's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
New cell phone
$675
60.3%
Political meals - dues and assessment
$226
20.2%
Political meals - j.m. houston/t. libri/b. logan/b. mccarty/m. mahony
$119
10.6%
New case and upgrade for cell phone
$97
8.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 4 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Verizon Wireless
2017-03-16
$675
New cell phone
Sangamo Club
2017-01-31
$226
Political meals - dues and assessment
Sangamo Club
2017-02-25
$119
Political meals - j.m. houston/t. libri/b. logan/b. mccarty/m. mahony
Verizon Wireless
2017-02-09
$97
New case and upgrade for cell phone