Simpson's committee spent the most on palm cards in the quarter, with all those payments ($926) going to Minuteman Press in Loves Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Simpson's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Palm cards
$926
27.6%
Gasoline
$781
23.3%
T-shirts
$589
17.6%
Yard signs
$347
10.4%
Candidate lodging
$292
8.7%
Fund raising (food)
$161
4.8%
Signs
$150
4.5%
Banners
$90
2.7%
Food
$7
0.2%
Bank charges
$6
0.2%
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
Budget signs and Specialties
2018-06-18
$589
T-shirts
Minuteman Press
2018-05-08
$495
Palm cards
Minuteman Press
2018-06-04
$430
Palm cards
Vance Printing
2018-06-19
$347
Yard signs
Sullivans Foods
2018-05-14
$161
Fund raising (food)
Crowne Plaza Hotel CCI Hotel
2018-06-26
$154
Candidate lodging
Vance Printing
2018-05-17
$150
Signs
Crowne Plaza Hotel CCI Hotel
2018-05-22
$123
Candidate lodging
Vance Printing
2018-05-31
$90
Banners
Casey's General Store
2018-05-25
$72
Gasoline
Casey's General Store
2018-06-25
$69
Gasoline
Casey's General Store
2018-05-18
$68
Gasoline
BPJohnson Oil STRE #67
2018-06-08
$68
Gasoline
BPJohnson Oil STRE #67
2018-05-30
$68
Gasoline
BPJohnson Oil STRE #67
2018-05-14
$67
Gasoline
Casey's General Store
2018-04-30
$64
Gasoline
BPJohnson Oil STRE #67
2018-06-15
$63
Gasoline
Casey's General Store
2018-06-04
$62
Gasoline
Casey's General Store
2018-06-19
$61
Gasoline
Casey's General Store
2018-05-02
$59
Gasoline
Casey's General Store
2018-06-29
$54
Gasoline
Crowne Plaza Hotel CCI Hotel
2018-06-26
$14
Candidate lodging
Casey's General Store
2018-06-19
$7
Food
BPJohnson Oil STRE #67
2018-05-14
$1
Bank charges
BPJohnson Oil STRE #67
2018-05-30
$1
Bank charges