Butler's committee spent the most on contract in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Matt Butcher in Rochester. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Butler's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contract
$3,000
25.7%
Contract january
$1,250
10.7%
Contract february
$1,250
10.7%
Contract march
$1,250
10.7%
Mailing-fr
$1,062
9.1%
Donation-silent auction
$930
8%
Table sponsorship
$825
7.1%
Lodging
$554
4.7%
Meetings
$531
4.5%
Tips for fr
$300
2.6%
Tip bartender fundraiser
$200
1.7%
Supplies
$172
1.5%
Travel
$165
1.4%
Buttons
$165
1.4%
Food & drink
$33
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2017-01-05
$1,250
Contract january
The Newberg Group
2017-02-06
$1,250
Contract february
The Newberg Group
2017-03-03
$1,250
Contract march
Matt Butcher
2017-01-04
$1,000
Contract
Matt Butcher
2017-02-02
$1,000
Contract
Matt Butcher
2017-03-02
$1,000
Contract
St. Joseph Parish
2017-03-08
$930
Donation-silent auction
The Newberg Group
2017-02-01
$583
Mailing-fr
Downtown Springfield Inc
2017-01-26
$525
Table sponsorship
The Newberg Group
2017-01-05
$327
Mailing-fr
St. Joseph Parish
2017-02-06
$300
Table sponsorship
The Alamo
2017-02-14
$300
Tips for fr
Lake Pointe Bar & Grill
2017-01-12
$276
Meetings
Hyatt Place
2017-01-03
$202
Lodging
Obed & Isaacs
2017-02-21
$200
Tip bartender fundraiser
Dana Hotel
2017-02-06
$190
Lodging
Balen's Bar & Grill
2017-01-12
$188
Meetings
Target Inc.
2017-02-01
$172
Supplies
Star Graphics
2017-02-24
$165
Buttons
The Newberg Group
2017-03-02
$151
Mailing-fr
Dana Hotel
2017-01-23
$128
Lodging
Amtrak
2017-03-02
$91
Travel
Amtrak
2017-03-01
$74
Travel
Dana Hotel
2017-02-06
$33
Lodging
Dana Hotel
2017-01-23
$26
Meetings