Davis's committee spent the most on lodging in the quarter, with 55% of this total ($880) going to Hampton Inn Southwest in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Davis's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Lodging
$1,600
24.2%
Gift cards
$1,000
15.1%
Copier insurance
$853
12.9%
Fundraisers
$500
7.6%
Hotel
$480
7.3%
Field work
$400
6.1%
Gasoline
$310
4.7%
Women's conference sponsor
$250
3.8%
Candidate lodging
$240
3.6%
Bowling shirts
$238
3.6%
Board games
$227
3.4%
Report
$200
3%
Storage
$160
2.4%
Sponsorships
$155
2.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Wal-Mart
2017-01-01
$1,000
Gift cards
Hampton Inn Southwest
2017-01-23
$880
Lodging
GBG, Inc.
2017-01-19
$853
Copier insurance
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation
2017-03-30
$500
Fundraisers
Hampton Inn & Suites- Springfield Southwest
2017-03-20
$480
Lodging
Hampton Inn Southwest
2017-01-07
$480
Hotel
Marshun Tolbert
2017-03-03
$400
Field work
South Suburban College
2017-03-12
$250
Women's conference sponsor
Hampton Inn & Suites- Springfield Southwest
2017-03-12
$240
Lodging
Hampton Inn & Suites- Springfield Southwest
2017-03-06
$240
Candidate lodging
Wal-Mart
2017-01-24
$240
Gasoline
Beverly Sports Apparel, Inc.
2017-03-24
$238
Bowling shirts
Target
2017-01-19
$227
Board games
Tawny Smith
2017-01-19
$200
Report
Public Storage
2017-03-08
$160
Storage
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
2017-01-24
$155
Sponsorships
Wal-Mart
2017-03-06
$70
Gasoline