Hairston's committee spent the most on lodging in the quarter, with 55.1% of this total ($1,652) going to Courtyard by Marriott in Pennsylvania. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hairston's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Lodging
$2,996
27.6%
Telephones
$1,517
14%
Entertainment
$1,086
10%
Donations
$1,000
9.2%
Supplies
$879
8.1%
Dues
$685
6.3%
Ad books
$600
5.5%
Office supplies
$584
5.4%
Interest payment
$534
4.9%
Foog
$250
2.3%
Gasoline
$229
2.1%
Event tickets
$220
2%
Food
$192
1.8%
Charges
$38
0.4%
Beverage
$30
0.3%
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
Courtyard by Marriott
2016-09-29
$1,652
Lodging
Crowne Plaza
2016-07-11
$738
Lodging
Akarama Foundation Inc. of Theta Omega Chapter
2016-09-01
$600
Ad books
Binny's
2016-09-29
$566
Entertainment
Illinois State Bar Association
2016-09-29
$460
Dues
Crowne Plaza
2016-08-02
$424
Lodging
AT&T Broadband
2016-07-25
$367
Telephones
Meijers
2016-09-29
$345
Supplies
Eat & Run
2016-09-29
$339
Entertainment
National Office Works
2016-09-29
$323
Office supplies
Gary Comer College Prep
2016-09-30
$300
Donations
American Express
2016-09-29
$276
Interest payment
Target Stores
2016-09-29
$269
Supplies
Sam's Club
2016-09-29
$263
Supplies
Angelica's Bakery
2016-09-16
$250
Foog
Ivi-ipo
2016-07-21
$250
Donations
South Shore Drill Team
2016-09-30
$250
Donations
Akarama Foundation Inc. of Theta Omega Chapter
2016-09-01
$220
Event tickets
AT&T Broadband
2016-08-24
$215
Telephones
AT&T Broadband
2016-09-23
$214
Telephones
National Office Works
2016-09-07
$204
Office supplies
True Star Foundation
2016-09-08
$200
Donations
Illinois State Bar Association
2016-09-07
$194
Dues
Verizon Wireless
2016-08-29
$193
Telephones
Ja Grill
2016-09-07
$192
Food
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