McCann's committee spent the most on equipment in the quarter, with 70.7% of this total ($21,568) going to B&H Photo in New York. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McCann's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Equipment
$30,507
27%
Voter data
$19,500
17.2%
Voter contact
$13,649
12.1%
Mileage reimbursement
$11,405
10.1%
Advertising
$6,845
6.1%
Security & camera equ
$6,322
5.6%
Donations
$5,470
4.8%
Fuel
$4,391
3.9%
Campaign office rent
$3,750
3.3%
Lodging
$2,641
2.3%
Domain renewal purchases hosting
$2,154
1.9%
Donation-beardstown
$1,600
1.4%
Sponsorships
$1,495
1.3%
Booster
$914
0.8%
Dues
$480
0.4%
Rent
$450
0.4%
Calls
$448
0.4%
Cookies for giveaways
$390
0.3%
Mileage expenses
$338
0.3%
Travel
$330
0.3%
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
Political Campaign Supserstore
2018-03-19
$19,500
Voter data
B&H Photo
2018-02-08
$11,563
Equipment
B&H Photo
2018-03-19
$10,004
Equipment
NationBuilder
2018-03-12
$8,259
Voter contact
William McCann
2018-02-21
$6,714
Mileage reimbursement
B&H Photo
2018-01-14
$6,322
Security & camera equ
NationBuilder
2018-03-31
$5,390
Voter contact
Best Buy
2018-01-10
$4,815
Equipment
Shell Oil
2018-03-31
$4,391
Fuel
William McCann
2018-03-31
$3,657
Mileage reimbursement
Go Daddy
2018-03-31
$2,154
Domain renewal purchases hosting
Facebook
2018-03-18
$2,000
Advertising
Palmer House Hotel
2018-03-12
$1,784
Lodging
West Central IL FNRA
2018-03-22
$1,775
Donations
NRA Foundation
2018-03-24
$1,600
Donation-beardstown
Schiller Imaging Group
2018-03-13
$1,572
Equipment
Wbba - Wjbm
2018-01-02
$1,345
Advertising
Cnb
2018-01-03
$1,250
Campaign office rent
Cnb
2018-02-09
$1,250
Campaign office rent
Cnb
2018-03-07
$1,250
Campaign office rent
Creve Coeur Camera
2018-03-29
$1,128
Equipment
William McCann
2018-01-18
$1,033
Mileage reimbursement
Facebook
2018-01-20
$1,000
Advertising
Hawk Pride Club
2018-02-12
$1,000
Donations
Ducks Unlimited Inc.
2018-01-10
$995
Sponsorships
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