Bonner's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 99.4% of this total ($74,182) going to The Public Response Group, Inc in Palos Heights. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bonner's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$74,664
68.7%
Campaign staff
$9,600
8.8%
Telephone polling
$8,669
8%
Palm cards
$3,325
3.1%
Principal payment, bonner
$2,500
2.3%
Printing
$2,330
2.1%
Yard signs
$2,300
2.1%
Website expenses
$2,000
1.8%
Party - staff
$1,502
1.4%
Staff lodging
$534
0.5%
Office supplies
$525
0.5%
Fund raising (food)
$400
0.4%
Donations
$169
0.2%
Campaign work
$135
0.1%
Fund raising advertisement
$27
< 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
The Public Response Group, Inc
2018-02-22
$29,573
Mailing
The Public Response Group, Inc
2018-02-14
$28,310
Mailing
Margin of Era Research LLC
2018-01-27
$8,669
Telephone polling
The Public Response Group, Inc
2018-03-12
$8,560
Mailing
The Public Response Group, Inc
2018-03-09
$7,737
Mailing
Diana Patino Gossard
2018-03-25
$3,600
Campaign staff
The Public Response Group, Inc
2018-01-31
$3,325
Palm cards
David Bonner
2018-03-26
$2,500
Principal payment, bonner
Breaker Press Co, Inc
2018-02-23
$2,300
Yard signs
Breaker Press Co, Inc
2018-03-17
$2,000
Printing
Diana Patino Gossard
2018-02-01
$2,000
Campaign staff
Diana Patino Gossard
2018-02-17
$2,000
Campaign staff
Diana Patino Gossard
2018-03-02
$2,000
Campaign staff
John V. Moore
2018-03-31
$2,000
Website expenses
Hay Street Bar & Grill
2018-03-19
$1,307
Party - staff
Schiele Group
2018-01-04
$482
Mailing
Jack Strom
2018-03-25
$330
Printing
Diana Patino Gossard
2018-03-25
$327
Office supplies
Jack Strom
2018-03-25
$319
Staff lodging
Jennifer Lutzke
2018-03-25
$215
Staff lodging
Hay Street Bar & Grill
2018-03-06
$200
Fund raising (food)
Hay Street Bar & Grill
2018-03-10
$200
Fund raising (food)
Bocce's Sports Bar
2018-03-12
$194
Party - staff
Jack Strom
2018-03-18
$135
Campaign work
Jack Strom
2018-03-25
$119
Office supplies
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