Jackson's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,983) going to Xavier and Hope Strategies in Lansing. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jackson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,983
31.7%
Election day - pollwatchers
$3,000
19.1%
Campaign work
$2,730
17.4%
Meals
$1,110
7.1%
Donations
$700
4.5%
Cell phones
$505
3.2%
Scholarship fund donation
$500
3.2%
Seniors' valentine's day luncheon gift cards
$500
3.2%
Fund raising - catering
$477
3%
Fund raising - hall rental deposit
$400
2.6%
Fund raising entertainment
$300
1.9%
Hall rental for raising funds
$300
1.9%
Gift cards
$200
1.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Xavier and Hope Strategies
2018-03-18
$4,983
Consulting
Andre Russell
2018-03-20
$3,000
Election day - pollwatchers
Kenneth Marshall
2018-03-19
$2,730
Campaign work
Dolton Village Cafe
2018-03-30
$1,110
Meals
Vesta Corporation
2018-03-29
$505
Cell phones
Governors State University
2018-03-30
$500
Scholarship fund donation
Walgreen Corporation
2018-02-11
$500
Seniors' valentine's day luncheon gift cards
Derrick Shephard
2018-02-24
$477
Fund raising - catering
Christ Our Savior Catholic School
2018-03-21
$450
Donations
Beggars
2018-02-02
$400
Fund raising - hall rental deposit
Carl McMillan
2018-02-24
$300
Fund raising entertainment
What's Up?
2018-02-24
$300
Hall rental for raising funds
Club Owners United
2018-01-11
$250
Donations
Shell Gasoline
2018-02-23
$200
Gift cards