Phelps's committee spent the most on contributions in the quarter, with all those payments ($50,000) going to Friends of Juliana Stratton in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Phelps's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contributions
$50,000
41.5%
Fundraisers
$35,532
29.5%
Food
$3,940
3.3%
Donations
$2,556
2.1%
Travel
$2,094
1.7%
Votebuilder
$1,850
1.5%
Rent and utilities
$1,750
1.5%
Lodging
$1,706
1.4%
Rent
$1,600
1.3%
Auto lease
$1,557
1.3%
Advertising
$1,410
1.2%
Sponsorships
$1,400
1.2%
Insurance
$1,171
1%
Easter donation
$1,000
0.8%
Helmet sponsorship
$1,000
0.8%
Office equipment
$940
0.8%
Phone services
$935
0.8%
Office rent
$800
0.7%
Ads
$800
0.7%
Car lease payment
$778
0.7%
Electronic filing
$730
0.6%
Saline county democratic event
$661
0.6%
Radio ad
$660
0.6%
Postage
$605
0.5%
Scholarship donation
$500
0.4%
Sponsor banquet
$500
0.4%
Holiday greeting
$360
0.3%
Donation for girls basketball
$350
0.3%
File cabinet
$326
0.3%
Voter file
$314
0.3%
Sponsor mlk breakfast
$300
0.3%
Sponsor
$255
0.2%
Election day and mileage
$250
0.2%
Subscriptions
$250
0.2%
Gasoline
$220
0.2%
Christmas
$200
0.2%
Campaign supplies
$181
0.2%
Supplies
$164
0.1%
Parking
$158
0.1%
Cable
$120
0.1%
Gas bill
$114
< 0.1%
Membership
$105
< 0.1%
Ffa week
$90
< 0.1%
Tv office service
$56
< 0.1%
Utilities
$50
< 0.1%
Mailbox
$34
< 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
Friends of Juliana Stratton
2016-03-08
$50,000
Contributions
Ticket Time USA
2016-01-19
$7,500
Fundraisers
Ticket Time USA
2016-02-17
$7,500
Fundraisers
Scottrade Center
2016-01-12
$4,000
Fundraisers
Scottrade Center
2016-01-19
$4,000
Fundraisers
Kelli Ahrens
2016-01-19
$3,300
Fundraisers
Scottrade Center
2016-02-01
$2,375
Fundraisers
Scottrade Center
2016-01-27
$2,375
Fundraisers
Scottrade Center
2016-01-26
$2,000
Fundraisers
NGP Van Inc.
2016-03-14
$1,850
Votebuilder
Scottrade Center
2016-01-25
$1,400
Fundraisers
Hilton
2016-02-10
$1,310
Lodging
Indigo Restaurant
2016-01-14
$1,304
Food
Country Insurance
2016-03-22
$1,171
Insurance
Scottrade Center
2016-02-22
$1,082
Fundraisers
Bdgh
2016-03-01
$1,000
Rent and utilities
Eldorado American Legion
2016-03-10
$1,000
Easter donation
Eldorado Youth Athletics
2016-01-05
$1,000
Helmet sponsorship
Best Buy
2016-02-18
$940
Office equipment
DPS Properties
2016-02-01
$800
Rent
DPS Properties
2016-01-05
$800
Office rent
DPS Properties
2016-03-01
$800
Rent
SI Dollar Saver
2016-01-08
$800
Ads
Ford Credit
2016-03-21
$778
Car lease payment
Ford Credit
2016-01-28
$778
Auto lease
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