McCann's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,725) going to Ross D. Secler & Associates in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McCann's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$3,725
15.1%
Mileage expenses
$3,695
15%
Campaign office rent
$3,600
14.6%
Donations
$1,530
6.2%
Promotional items
$1,411
5.7%
Printing
$1,185
4.8%
Lodging
$1,146
4.7%
Consulting
$1,000
4.1%
Vehicle expense
$914
3.7%
Advertising
$852
3.5%
Fuel expense
$738
3%
Meals
$675
2.7%
Supplies
$586
2.4%
Internet services
$581
2.4%
Office rent
$500
2%
Travel expenses
$413
1.7%
Sponsorships
$350
1.4%
Telephones
$346
1.4%
General
$300
1.2%
Office supplies
$223
0.9%
Coffee & donuts for staff
$222
0.9%
Contributions
$190
0.8%
Public relations
$189
0.8%
Reception expense
$175
0.7%
Meeting expene
$34
0.1%
Bank fee
$30
0.1%
Lunch expense
$29
0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Ross D. Secler & Associates
2016-05-26
$3,725
Legal fees
William Sam McCann
2016-06-10
$2,500
Mileage expenses
Cnb
2016-04-30
$1,200
Campaign office rent
Cnb
2016-05-25
$1,200
Campaign office rent
Cnb
2016-06-29
$1,200
Campaign office rent
William Sam McCann
2016-04-28
$1,194
Mileage expenses
Frye-Williamson Press Inc.
2016-05-07
$1,185
Printing
Outbreak Designs
2016-06-14
$1,101
Promotional items
Cynthia Miller
2016-04-11
$1,000
Consulting
Vern's Auto Repair
2016-05-06
$681
Vehicle expense
Westfair Christian Academy
2016-05-21
$650
Donations
Dave Beatty
2016-04-11
$500
Office rent
IFOR (Illinois Federation for Outdoor Resourses)
2016-05-07
$410
Donations
Hampton Inn and Suites
2016-05-31
$373
Lodging
Springfield Sports Hall of Fame
2016-04-06
$350
Sponsorships
Verizon
2016-06-23
$346
Telephones
Scheels
2016-04-18
$309
Promotional items
Google Ads
2016-04-28
$302
Advertising
President Abraham Lincoln Hotel
2016-05-04
$301
Lodging
Springfield St. Patrick'S Day Marching Band Parade
2016-06-22
$300
General
President Abraham Lincoln Hotel
2016-04-07
$287
Lodging
Google Ads
2016-05-31
$285
Advertising
Google Ads
2016-06-27
$264
Advertising
Schnuck's
2016-06-06
$255
Supplies
IL Campaign for Political Reform
2016-06-07
$250
Donations
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