Scherer's committee spent the most on dinner in the quarter, with all those payments ($382) going to Saputo's in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Scherer's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Dinner
$382
19.5%
Gasoline
$378
19.3%
Cell phones
$296
15.1%
Equipment - purchase
$234
11.9%
Membership
$200
10.2%
Website expenses
$166
8.5%
Headquarters rent
$153
7.8%
Phone equipment
$149
7.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Saputo's
2017-02-03
$382
Dinner
Greater Decatur Black Chamber of Commerce
2017-01-08
$200
Membership
GoDaddy.com
2017-01-08
$166
Website expenses
Fairview Park Plaza
2017-02-20
$153
Headquarters rent
Verizon
2017-02-20
$149
Equipment - purchase
Verizon
2017-01-08
$149
Phone equipment
Verizon
2017-03-13
$148
Cell phones
Verizon
2017-01-08
$148
Cell phones
Verizon
2017-02-03
$85
Equipment - purchase
Thornton's #382
2017-02-03
$52
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-02-03
$36
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-01-08
$27
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-03-13
$25
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-02-03
$24
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-02-03
$23
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-01-08
$22
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-02-03
$22
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-01-08
$22
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-03-13
$21
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-03-13
$20
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-03-13
$20
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-02-03
$20
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-01-08
$20
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2017-03-13
$17
Gasoline
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