Ervin's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,000) going to Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ervin's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$10,000
53.9%
Accounting fees
$3,500
18.9%
Principal payment, ervin
$858
4.6%
Insurance
$847
4.6%
Communications
$812
4.4%
Donations
$550
3%
Transportation
$432
2.3%
T-shirts
$320
1.7%
Photography
$300
1.6%
Contractual expenses
$250
1.4%
Meals
$191
1%
Generator
$180
1%
Candidate lodging
$156
0.8%
Fees
$110
0.6%
Supplies
$50
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
Foley & Lardner LLP
2016-08-22
$10,000
Legal fees
MC Consulting
2016-07-08
$3,500
Accounting fees
Jason C. Ervin
2016-09-30
$558
Principal payment, ervin
Chicago Assembly
2016-08-30
$550
Donations
Never Quit Apparel
2016-08-23
$320
T-shirts
Jason C. Ervin
2016-08-19
$300
Principal payment, ervin
Justin Jackson Photography
2016-08-30
$300
Photography
American Family Insurance
2016-09-16
$282
Insurance
American Family Insurance
2016-08-16
$282
Insurance
American Family Insurance
2016-07-18
$282
Insurance
Sprint
2016-07-05
$205
Communications
O'Learys
2016-09-26
$180
Generator
Candlewood Suites
2016-09-26
$156
Candidate lodging
John McDowell
2016-08-26
$150
Contractual expenses
Francesca's on Taylor
2016-09-26
$140
Meals
Constant Contact
2016-08-26
$128
Communications
Constant Contact
2016-07-26
$128
Communications
Ally
2016-09-15
$125
Transportation
Ally
2016-08-17
$125
Transportation
Ally
2016-07-20
$125
Transportation
Constant Contact
2016-09-26
$115
Communications
Costco Wholesale
2016-08-19
$110
Fees
John McDowell
2016-08-18
$100
Contractual expenses
Sprint
2016-09-09
$100
Communications
Sprint
2016-07-22
$100
Communications