Cohn's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($100,000) going to Cotsirilos Tighe Streicker Poulos Campbell in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cohn's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$100,000
87.9%
Billboard expenses
$2,975
2.6%
Signs
$2,665
2.3%
Donations
$1,900
1.7%
Food
$1,638
1.4%
Cell phones
$1,470
1.3%
Campaign staff
$1,050
0.9%
Campaign work
$700
0.6%
Fund raising (food)
$525
0.5%
Postage
$349
0.3%
Photography
$300
0.3%
Supplies
$160
0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cotsirilos Tighe Streicker Poulos Campbell
2017-01-25
$100,000
Legal fees
LAMAR Advertising
2017-02-06
$2,975
Billboard expenses
Breaker Press Co, Inc.
2017-03-02
$2,665
Signs
Kenny's Ribs & Chicken
2017-03-23
$1,638
Food
Citizens for Riley Roger
2017-03-03
$1,000
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2017-02-09
$570
Cell phones
Berluxi Group LLC
2017-01-17
$500
Campaign work
Citizens of Debbie Meyers
2017-03-07
$500
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2017-03-06
$500
Cell phones
Citizens for Cassandra Metz
2017-02-23
$400
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2017-01-04
$400
Cell phones
Lisa Young
2017-02-01
$350
Campaign staff
Lisa Young
2017-02-17
$350
Campaign staff
Lisa Young
2017-03-21
$350
Campaign staff
Usps
2017-03-29
$349
Postage
DAs Deli and Dining
2017-02-17
$300
Fund raising (food)
Raynard Graves
2017-01-24
$300
Photography
DAs Deli and Dining
2017-02-28
$225
Fund raising (food)
Lisa Young
2017-01-23
$200
Campaign work
Quintina Brown
2017-03-24
$160
Supplies
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