Buscher's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,458) going to Keefner's in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Buscher's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$1,458
37%
Dinner tickets
$1,096
27.8%
T-shirts
$748
19%
Sponsorships
$250
6.3%
Parade entry fee
$200
5.1%
Website expenses
$191
4.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Keefner's
2017-03-02
$1,458
Fund raising (food)
Primo Designs
2017-02-28
$748
T-shirts
Sons and Daughters of Erin
2017-02-22
$396
Dinner tickets
Downtown Springfield Incorporated
2017-01-11
$300
Dinner tickets
Sons and Daughters of Erin
2017-03-06
$250
Sponsorships
Sangamon County Republican Central Committee
2017-02-04
$200
Dinner tickets
Sangamon County Republican Central Committee
2017-02-28
$200
Dinner tickets
St. Patrick's Day Marching Band Parade
2017-02-01
$200
Parade entry fee
Michael Buscher
2017-02-26
$191
Website expenses