McLaughlin's committee spent the most on game tickets-raffle/silent auction items in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,500) going to Chicago White Sox in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McLaughlin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Game tickets-raffle/silent auction items
$8,500
73%
Services - bookkeeping
$1,500
12.9%
Services - computer
$1,050
9%
Event sponsorship - table
$400
3.4%
Contributions
$200
1.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 6 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chicago White Sox
2018-03-10
$4,500
Game tickets-raffle/silent auction items
Chicago White Sox
2018-02-05
$4,000
Game tickets-raffle/silent auction items
Heidi Kalinowski
2018-01-29
$1,500
Services - bookkeeping
Computer Bits Inc.
2018-03-20
$1,050
Services - computer
The Bridge Teen Center
2018-01-29
$400
Event sponsorship - table
Special Olympics
2018-02-05
$200
Contributions