Rashid's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,100) going to Ahlam Jbara in Oak Lawn. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rashid's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$5,100
57%
Computer software
$1,000
11.2%
Digital ads
$547
6.1%
Credit card processing fees
$546
6.1%
Consulting
$500
5.6%
Campaign literature
$496
5.5%
Palm cards
$485
5.4%
Robo calls
$273
3.1%
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
Ahlam Jbara
2018-01-03
$2,100
Staff salaries
Ahlam Jbara
2018-03-05
$1,500
Staff salaries
Ahlam Jbara
2018-03-19
$1,500
Staff salaries
Democratic Party of Illinois
2018-01-18
$1,000
Computer software
Jkcs
2018-03-05
$500
Consulting
SPD Press
2018-01-04
$496
Campaign literature
Dot Press
2018-03-19
$485
Palm cards
Act Blue
2018-03-31
$372
Credit card processing fees
Facebook
2018-03-20
$250
Digital ads
Ngp
2018-03-21
$216
Robo calls
Facebook
2018-03-02
$120
Digital ads
Facebook
2018-02-07
$93
Digital ads
Ngp
2018-03-19
$57
Robo calls
Act Blue
2018-03-25
$52
Credit card processing fees
Facebook
2018-02-19
$50
Digital ads
Act Blue
2018-03-18
$28
Credit card processing fees
Facebook
2018-02-08
$25
Digital ads
Act Blue
2018-01-21
$23
Credit card processing fees
Act Blue
2018-01-07
$19
Credit card processing fees
Act Blue
2018-02-25
$16
Credit card processing fees
Act Blue
2018-02-04
$9
Credit card processing fees
Act Blue
2018-01-28
$9
Credit card processing fees
Facebook
2018-01-08
$8
Digital ads
Act Blue
2018-02-11
$3
Credit card processing fees
Act Blue
2018-03-20
$2
Credit card processing fees