Castro's committee spent the most on lodging in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,399) going to The State House Inn in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Castro's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Lodging
$2,399
31.4%
Rent
$1,650
21.6%
Website expenses
$1,377
18%
Sponsorships
$1,275
16.7%
Event ticket
$578
7.6%
Meals
$192
2.5%
Membership
$180
2.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The State House Inn
2017-01-13
$2,399
Lodging
VHR Properties
2017-02-15
$1,200
Rent
Hanover Township Foundation
2017-03-21
$1,000
Sponsorships
Gilmore Marketing Concepts
2017-01-30
$500
Website expenses
Gilmore Marketing Concepts
2017-01-30
$312
Website expenses
Gilmore Marketing Concepts
2017-01-30
$300
Website expenses
VHR Properties
2017-01-05
$300
Rent
Black Women Association
2017-02-07
$275
Sponsorships
Go Daddy
2017-03-28
$239
Website expenses
Community Crisis Center
2017-03-10
$200
Event ticket
Teamsters Joint Council 25 Women's Committee
2017-02-06
$200
Event ticket
Driftwood
2017-01-11
$192
Meals
Elgin Hispanic Network
2017-02-13
$180
Membership
Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
2017-03-24
$178
Event ticket
VHR Properties
2017-02-15
$150
Rent
Gilmore Marketing Concepts
2017-02-28
$25
Website expenses
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