Lauzen's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 86.6% of this total ($27,600) going to Curtis Scott Advertising, Inc. in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lauzen's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$31,870
59%
Campaign
$6,723
12.5%
Mailing
$5,552
10.3%
Consulting
$4,000
7.4%
Postage
$1,911
3.5%
Reimbursement - mileage
$1,092
2%
Advertising
$1,027
1.9%
Software
$750
1.4%
Meetings
$638
1.2%
Events
$250
0.5%
Reimbursement - busines expenses
$121
0.2%
Online collection fee
$72
0.1%
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
Curtis Scott Advertising, Inc.
2016-02-24
$14,704
Printing
Curtis Scott Advertising, Inc.
2016-03-08
$12,895
Printing
Curtis Scott Advertising, Inc.
2016-01-12
$5,552
Mailing
Collegiate Landscape, Inc.
2016-02-24
$3,114
Campaign
Mark Weiss Associates
2016-01-24
$2,480
Campaign
Aurora Fastprint, Inc.
2016-03-03
$2,389
Printing
U. S. Post Office
2016-01-12
$1,911
Postage
Kara Hamilton
2016-01-13
$1,500
Consulting
Kara Hamilton
2016-02-11
$1,500
Consulting
Chris Lauzen
2016-01-12
$1,092
Reimbursement - mileage
Kara Hamilton
2016-03-06
$1,000
Consulting
Collegiate Landscape, Inc.
2016-02-24
$900
Campaign
White Silo Media
2016-03-15
$777
Advertising
Aristotle International, Inc.
2016-02-24
$750
Software
Aurora Country Club
2016-01-12
$638
Meetings
Vigil Printing, Inc.
2016-02-24
$541
Printing
Aurora Fastprint, Inc.
2016-03-06
$526
Printing
Vigil Printing, Inc.
2016-03-06
$369
Printing
Barnaby Printing
2016-03-03
$280
Printing
Aurelio's Pizza
2016-03-26
$250
Events
The Elburn Herald
2016-03-09
$250
Advertising
Mark Weiss Associates
2016-02-08
$229
Campaign
Chris Lauzen
2016-01-12
$121
Reimbursement - busines expenses
Aurora Fastprint, Inc.
2016-01-12
$108
Printing
Aurora Fastprint, Inc.
2016-02-08
$53
Printing