Phillips's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Isaiah Consulting Group in Downer's Grove. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Phillips's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,000
54.8%
Donations
$1,010
18.5%
Robo calls
$457
8.4%
Staff lodging
$340
6.2%
Campaign work
$177
3.2%
Promotional items
$160
2.9%
Newspaper advertising
$148
2.7%
Candidate lodging
$146
2.7%
Subscriptions
$30
0.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Isaiah Consulting Group
2017-01-09
$3,000
Consulting
Martinsville Agricultural Fair
2017-02-27
$510
Donations
Coles County Crisis Response Team
2017-02-27
$500
Donations
Catalyst Partners
2017-01-03
$457
Robo calls
Coles County Farm Bureau
2017-01-26
$194
Staff lodging
Ian Wood
2017-01-18
$152
Campaign work
Greenup Press
2017-01-17
$148
Newspaper advertising
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
2017-02-01
$100
Promotional items
Comfort Inn & Suites
2017-03-17
$73
Candidate lodging
Comfort Inn & Suites
2017-03-20
$73
Staff lodging
Comfort Inn & Suites
2017-03-27
$72
Candidate lodging
Comfort Inn & Suites
2017-03-27
$72
Staff lodging
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
2017-02-01
$60
Promotional items
Greenup Press
2017-01-17
$30
Subscriptions
Ian Wood
2017-01-18
$25
Campaign work