Butler's committee spent the most on march contract in the quarter, with 55.6% of this total ($1,250) going to The Newberg Group in Morris. 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
March contract
$2,250
21.3%
Jan contract
$1,250
11.8%
Feb contract
$1,250
11.8%
January contract
$1,000
9.5%
February contract
$1,000
9.5%
Software
$749
7.1%
Sponsorships
$700
6.6%
Mailing
$456
4.3%
Lodging
$434
4.1%
Drinks for event
$236
2.2%
Campaign meeting
$233
2.2%
Annual membership
$220
2.1%
Events
$217
2.1%
Food for event
$189
1.8%
Event mailing
$188
1.8%
Meetings
$105
1%
Office supplies
$96
0.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2018-01-05
$1,250
Jan contract
The Newberg Group
2018-02-05
$1,250
Feb contract
The Newberg Group
2018-03-05
$1,250
March contract
Matt Butcher
2018-01-04
$1,000
January contract
Matt Butcher
2018-02-06
$1,000
February contract
Matt Butcher
2018-03-01
$1,000
March contract
Elect Inc
2018-02-13
$749
Software
Downtown Springfield Inc
2018-01-16
$700
Sponsorships
Modern Mailing
2018-02-05
$456
Mailing
Hyatt Place
2018-02-28
$279
Lodging
Buzz Bomb Microbrewery
2018-03-05
$236
Drinks for event
American Harvest Eatery
2018-01-11
$233
Campaign meeting
The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
2018-02-08
$220
Annual membership
Custom Cup Coffee
2018-02-01
$217
Events
Arlingtons
2018-03-01
$189
Food for event
The Newberg Group
2018-02-20
$188
Event mailing
The Giant City Lodge
2018-01-22
$155
Lodging
Custom Cup Coffee
2018-02-12
$96
Office supplies
The Giant City Lodge
2018-02-05
$82
Meetings
Custom Cup Coffee
2018-03-19
$22
Meetings
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