McCombie's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,200) going to The Newberg Group in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McCombie's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,200
44.6%
Rent
$2,250
23.9%
Fr event - food/drink
$593
6.3%
Cell phone - campaign
$519
5.5%
Cell phone - district
$456
4.8%
In house printing & postage
$270
2.9%
Payroll
$250
2.7%
Auction/donation
$250
2.7%
Event tickets
$215
2.3%
Advertising
$165
1.8%
Subscriptions
$163
1.7%
Campaign gifts
$80
0.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2018-01-05
$1,400
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-02-05
$1,400
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-03-05
$1,400
Consulting
The Villas Downtown
2018-01-03
$750
Rent
The Villas Downtown
2018-02-02
$750
Rent
The Villas Downtown
2018-03-02
$750
Rent
Candlelight Inn
2018-03-20
$593
Fr event - food/drink
Matt Johnston
2018-01-18
$250
Payroll
Qtego Auction Services
2018-01-29
$250
Auction/donation
The Newberg Group
2018-03-09
$226
In house printing & postage
Riverview Center
2018-03-29
$215
Event tickets
US Cellular
2018-02-15
$194
Cell phone - district
US Cellular
2018-03-19
$194
Cell phone - campaign
US Cellular
2018-01-16
$193
Cell phone - campaign
Corporate Imaging
2018-02-21
$165
Advertising
Profiles of Illinois
2018-02-14
$163
Subscriptions
US Cellular
2018-02-14
$131
Cell phone - campaign
US Cellular
2018-03-19
$131
Cell phone - district
US Cellular
2018-01-16
$129
Cell phone - district
Corporate Imaging
2018-03-29
$80
Campaign gifts
The Newberg Group
2018-02-20
$44
In house printing & postage