Trotter's committee spent the most on golf outing catering fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,549) going to Hits Inc. in Crete. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Trotter's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outing catering fees
$6,549
13.7%
Golf outiing green fees
$3,724
7.8%
Golf outing giveways hats and golf supplies
$3,500
7.3%
Rent
$3,080
6.4%
Promotional items-golf outing giveaways
$2,940
6.1%
Campaign work-petitions
$2,450
5.1%
Contractual-golf outing coordination
$1,600
3.3%
Donation-ad
$1,600
3.3%
Car repair
$1,345
2.8%
Donations
$1,000
2.1%
Photography svcs-golf outing
$1,000
2.1%
Media - radio campaign production
$1,000
2.1%
Donation-ad fundraiser
$934
2%
Celluar phone svcs
$898
1.9%
Phone svcs
$772
1.6%
Taxi-csg conf. des moines
$758
1.6%
Accounting fees
$750
1.6%
Lodging-ncsl conf. boston
$713
1.5%
Office cleanup-july
$650
1.4%
Office cleanup-aug
$600
1.3%
Parking
$597
1.3%
Lodging - csg midwest conf.
$578
1.2%
Jumper jack rental-health fair
$575
1.2%
Contractual-media
$550
1.2%
Office and food supplies-health fair
$500
1%
Printing-fundraiser
$500
1%
Reg.fee-nbcsl conf.
$500
1%
Office supplies-paper and computer cartridges
$453
0.9%
Promotional items
$450
0.9%
Air fare - ncsl conference boston
$433
0.9%
Golf outing- tv givaway
$429
0.9%
Lodging-great lake mtg-csg conf.
$425
0.9%
Reg.fee-csg conf.
$425
0.9%
Campaign work-petition
$400
0.8%
Meals-staff mtg
$367
0.8%
Office supplies-paper and cartridge
$350
0.7%
Utilities
$318
0.7%
Office equipment
$315
0.7%
Cellular phone svcs
$312
0.7%
Donation-violence prevention parade
$300
0.6%
Printing-health fair
$275
0.6%
Air fare - great lake conf.-csg toronto
$268
0.6%
Computer software
$264
0.6%
Phone svcs
$261
0.5%
Golf outing -misc giveaway electronic
$250
0.5%
Dj services-health fair
$225
0.5%
Production media expenses
$217
0.5%
Wireless phone svcs
$209
0.4%
Cable tv subcription
$200
0.4%
Transportation-health fair
$200
0.4%
Candy-parade
$196
0.4%
Golf outing food and bar
$181
0.4%
Photography-health fair
$150
0.3%
Meals-campaign staff mtg
$132
0.3%
Wireless cell svcs
$130
0.3%
Food supplies-block club givaway donation
$61
0.1%
Food and paper supply
$55
0.1%
Meals
$20
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Hits Inc.
2017-07-24
$6,549
Golf outing catering fees
Hits Inc.
2017-07-24
$3,724
Golf outiing green fees
Special Unlimited
2017-07-10
$3,500
Golf outing giveways hats and golf supplies
Special Unlimited
2017-07-17
$2,940
Promotional items-golf outing giveaways
Earl J. Bell
2017-07-28
$1,600
Contractual-golf outing coordination
Nickell Properties
2017-09-01
$1,550
Rent
Nickell Properties
2017-08-22
$1,530
Rent
Star Auto Repair
2017-08-28
$1,345
Car repair
Black United Front of Illininois
2017-09-21
$1,000
Donations
Andre Clark
2017-07-14
$1,000
Photography svcs-golf outing
Rickey Hendon
2017-07-10
$1,000
Media - radio campaign production
T.r.a.i.n
2017-09-28
$934
Donation-ad fundraiser
Ideal Education Foundation
2017-07-20
$800
Donation-ad
United Airlines - Tickets
2017-07-10
$758
Taxi-csg conf. des moines
Townes & Associates, Inc
2017-09-11
$750
Accounting fees
Hilton Boston Back Hotel
2017-07-21
$713
Lodging-ncsl conf. boston
Kevin Stinson
2017-07-19
$650
Office cleanup-july
Kevin Stinson
2017-08-01
$600
Office cleanup-aug
Des Moines Marriott Hotel
2017-07-18
$578
Lodging - csg midwest conf.
Jump n Jam
2017-08-25
$575
Jumper jack rental-health fair
Alberstinia Wilson-tillman
2017-09-05
$550
Contractual-media
Food And Paper Supply
2017-08-04
$500
Office and food supplies-health fair
Mass Communication Inc.
2017-09-18
$500
Printing-fundraiser
National Black Caucus Of State Legislators
2017-07-27
$500
Reg.fee-nbcsl conf.
Peace and Love Ministries
2017-08-21
$500
Donation-ad