Buscher's committee spent the most on dinner in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,250) going to Sangamon County Republican Central Committee 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
Dinner
$1,250
26.6%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,036
22%
Sponsorships
$650
13.8%
T-shirts
$585
12.4%
Dinner event
$380
8.1%
Ad books
$300
6.4%
Postage
$300
6.4%
Parade entry fee
$200
4.3%
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
Sangamon County Republican Central Committee
2018-03-11
$1,250
Dinner
Firefighters Postal Club
2018-03-12
$1,036
Hall rental for raising funds
Primo Designs
2018-03-08
$585
T-shirts
Springfield Sports Hall of Fame
2018-03-08
$400
Sponsorships
Downtown Springfield Incorporated
2018-01-18
$380
Dinner event
Frontiers International Inc.
2018-01-08
$300
Ad books
United States Post Office
2018-02-19
$300
Postage
Crime Stoppers Sangamon/Menard Counties
2018-01-18
$250
Sponsorships
St. Patrick's Day Marching Band Parade
2018-01-23
$200
Parade entry fee