Sawyer's committee spent the most on contractual expenses in the quarter, with 89.4% of this total ($4,215) going to Progressive Solutions in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sawyer's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contractual expenses
$4,715
15.7%
Website design
$3,800
12.6%
Golf outings
$3,525
11.7%
Payroll
$3,366
11.2%
Rent
$2,575
8.6%
Food
$2,089
7%
Membership dues
$1,500
5%
Utilities
$1,357
4.5%
Cell phones
$1,077
3.6%
Fund raising expense
$874
2.9%
Taxes - federal & state
$806
2.7%
Donations
$760
2.5%
Computer software
$699
2.3%
Golf outing - shirts
$672
2.2%
Payroll services
$635
2.1%
Ad books
$500
1.7%
Taxes - federal
$382
1.3%
Equipment - purchase
$329
1.1%
Phone services
$206
0.7%
Sponsorships
$200
0.7%
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
Charles Sawyer, Jr.
2016-07-19
$3,800
Website design
Progressive Solutions
2016-08-10
$2,715
Contractual expenses
Glenwoodie Golf Club
2016-07-21
$2,626
Golf outings
Progressive Caucus
2016-07-05
$1,500
Membership dues
Progressive Solutions
2016-08-10
$1,500
Contractual expenses
Hot of the Racks Catering, Inc.
2016-09-16
$1,400
Food
Ccs1, Llc
2016-07-07
$925
Rent
Ccs1, Llc
2016-08-03
$900
Rent
Progressive Solutions
2016-08-10
$874
Fund raising expense
Shedrick Sawyer
2016-08-15
$826
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2016-09-15
$826
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2016-08-31
$826
Payroll
Eastlake Management Group
2016-08-30
$750
Rent
Verizon Wireless
2016-09-07
$702
Cell phones
ADT Security Services
2016-08-30
$556
Utilities
L26 Restaurant
2016-09-03
$517
Food
79th Street CBA
2016-08-23
$500
Donations
AKArama Foundation
2016-08-19
$500
Ad books
Glenwoodie Golf Club
2016-07-13
$500
Golf outings
NGP VAN, Inc (RoboCall)
2016-09-07
$450
Computer software
Shedrick Sawyer
2016-07-29
$442
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2016-07-14
$442
Payroll
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399
2016-08-24
$399
Golf outings
Verizon Wireless
2016-07-25
$374
Cell phones
RPS Service
2016-07-13
$350
Golf outing - shirts
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