Benford's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 42.5% of this total ($500) going to Jack & Jill of America in Naperville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Benford's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$1,177
26.9%
Printing
$1,060
24.2%
Website design
$880
20.1%
Promotional items
$597
13.6%
Candidate lodging
$287
6.6%
Digital ads
$204
4.7%
Food
$170
3.9%
Ads
$5
0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Casanova Info Services
2018-02-26
$880
Website design
Political Media Now
2018-03-27
$772
Printing
Political Media Now
2018-02-20
$288
Printing
Doubletree-Springfield
2018-02-01
$287
Candidate lodging
Black Bar Association
2018-01-24
$265
Donations
Jack & Jill of America
2018-02-01
$250
Donations
Jack & Jill of America
2018-03-08
$250
Donations
Tealight Foundation
2018-03-02
$250
Donations
Hildebrand Sporting Goods
2018-03-03
$247
Promotional items
Netbrands Media
2018-02-22
$175
Promotional items
Netbrands Media
2018-03-12
$175
Promotional items
Costco
2018-03-05
$170
Food
United Way
2018-01-05
$100
Donations
Facebook
2018-02-05
$84
Digital ads
United Way
2018-01-02
$62
Donations
Facebook
2018-01-04
$60
Digital ads
Facebook
2018-01-02
$60
Digital ads
Facebook
2018-03-01
$5
Ads
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