Forby's committee spent the most on cards and envelopes in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,985) going to Cards for Causes in Union. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Forby's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Cards and envelopes
$3,985
31.1%
Apartment rent march to june
$1,900
14.8%
Office rent for jan to march
$1,200
9.4%
Rent apartment jan and feg
$950
7.4%
Phone services
$861
6.7%
Internet service
$440
3.4%
Electronic filing
$420
3.3%
Oct, nov, dec, campaign work
$375
2.9%
Parade candy
$323
2.5%
Gasoline
$261
2%
Fundraiser donation
$250
2%
Newspaper ad
$250
2%
Walk cards
$245
1.9%
Funeral flowers
$222
1.7%
Fund raising advertisement
$210
1.6%
Food
$202
1.6%
Office cleaning
$195
1.5%
Office supplies
$185
1.4%
Car repair
$151
1.2%
Utililties
$112
0.9%
Utilities
$87
0.7%
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
Cards for Causes
2016-02-10
$3,985
Cards and envelopes
Kern Kirk
2016-03-01
$1,900
Apartment rent march to june
OMD Properties, LLC
2016-02-02
$1,200
Office rent for jan to march
Kern Kirk
2016-01-04
$950
Rent apartment jan and feg
Verizon Wireless
2016-01-15
$429
Phone services
Barbara S.Mason Campaign Service, Ltd.
2016-02-28
$420
Electronic filing
Christy Gribble
2016-01-04
$375
Oct, nov, dec, campaign work
Websters Vending
2016-01-27
$323
Parade candy
New Wave Communications
2016-02-26
$250
Internet service
Ewing Northern School
2016-02-12
$250
Fundraiser donation
West Frankfort Gazette
2016-02-20
$250
Newspaper ad
Thomas Printing & Stationary Co.
2016-02-20
$245
Walk cards
Verizon
2016-02-22
$219
Phone services
Verizon Wireless
2016-03-22
$212
Phone services
Governmental Consulting Solutions
2016-02-20
$210
Fund raising advertisement
Heartland Office Supply
2016-02-28
$185
Office supplies
Zimmerman Garage
2016-02-24
$151
Car repair
Morello's Pizza
2016-01-04
$124
Food
AmerenCilco
2016-03-15
$112
Utililties
New Wave Communications
2016-03-14
$108
Internet service
AmerenCilco
2016-01-04
$87
Utilities
Weeping Willow
2016-02-02
$83
Funeral flowers
New Wave Communications
2016-01-27
$81
Internet service
Morello's Pizza
2016-02-29
$78
Food
Janice Bridwell
2016-01-04
$75
Office cleaning
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