Spain's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 65.6% of this total ($5,250) going to Daniel Pelphrey in Peoria. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Spain's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$8,000
30.5%
Fund raising (food)
$6,058
23.1%
Printing
$2,169
8.3%
Payroll
$2,044
7.8%
Postage
$1,895
7.2%
Consulting - fundraising
$1,250
4.8%
Quarterly employment tax
$754
2.9%
Advertising
$711
2.7%
Lodging
$600
2.3%
Photography
$600
2.3%
Flowers
$436
1.7%
Fund raising entertainment
$275
1.1%
Bicentennial pins
$265
1%
Payroll services
$262
1%
Office equipment
$217
0.8%
Intern stipend
$181
0.7%
Credit card processing fees - 7/1 - 10/27
$167
0.6%
Quarterly payroll tax
$148
0.6%
Consulting - payroll
$75
0.3%
Payroll taxes
$54
0.2%
Payroll tax
$40
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Country Club of Peoria
2017-10-20
$6,058
Fund raising (food)
Minted, LLC
2017-11-28
$2,141
Printing
Daniel Pelphrey
2017-10-18
$1,750
Consulting
Daniel Pelphrey
2017-11-22
$1,750
Consulting
Daniel Pelphrey
2017-12-20
$1,750
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-12-05
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-11-06
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-10-05
$1,250
Consulting - fundraising
United States Postal Service
2017-12-10
$784
Postage
Internal Revenue Service
2017-10-26
$754
Quarterly employment tax
Rachael Myers Photography
2017-11-20
$600
Photography
Facebook
2017-10-01
$497
Advertising
United States Postal Service
2017-11-24
$491
Postage
Olga Krapivner
2017-11-03
$465
Payroll
Enchanted Florist & Boutique
2017-12-15
$436
Flowers
Olga Krapivner
2017-11-20
$396
Payroll
Olga Krapivner
2017-10-18
$336
Payroll
Olga Krapivner
2017-10-04
$322
Payroll
The Palmer House Hilton
2017-10-03
$302
Lodging
Olga Krapivner
2017-12-20
$298
Payroll
LondonHouse Chicago
2017-10-10
$297
Lodging
Michael Hall
2017-10-16
$275
Fund raising entertainment
Wizard Pins
2017-12-15
$265
Bicentennial pins
Ramsay & Associates PC
2017-12-14
$262
Payroll services
Kip McCoy
2017-11-28
$250
Consulting
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