Hopkins's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 73.8% of this total ($22,500) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hopkins's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$30,480
46.3%
Staff salaries
$8,829
13.4%
Mailing
$6,925
10.5%
Payroll taxes
$4,088
6.2%
Petting zoo rental
$1,500
2.3%
Telecommunications
$1,360
2.1%
Ad books
$1,230
1.9%
Event services
$1,097
1.7%
Candidate lodging
$1,065
1.6%
Transportation
$1,060
1.6%
T-shirts
$1,010
1.5%
Donations
$1,000
1.5%
Database fees
$975
1.5%
Tickets
$900
1.4%
Storage
$724
1.1%
Event rental
$640
1%
Office equipment
$450
0.7%
Moving equipment
$375
0.6%
Health insurance
$328
0.5%
Payroll processing fees
$286
0.4%
Graphic design
$268
0.4%
Donation - national night out
$250
0.4%
Internet access
$242
0.4%
Events
$241
0.4%
Supplies
$170
0.3%
Paint
$143
0.2%
Office supplies
$102
0.2%
Workers compensation fee
$84
0.1%
Worker's compensation fee
$66
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
KJD Strategies
2016-09-28
$11,250
Consulting
KJD Strategies
2016-07-11
$11,250
Consulting
Breaker Press
2016-09-21
$5,605
Mailing
John Geahan
2016-07-28
$2,943
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2016-08-30
$2,943
Staff salaries
John Geahan
2016-09-29
$2,943
Staff salaries
Christian Ficara
2016-09-09
$1,500
Consulting
Mike Todd
2016-08-08
$1,500
Petting zoo rental
Paychex
2016-07-28
$1,362
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2016-08-30
$1,362
Payroll taxes
Paychex
2016-09-29
$1,362
Payroll taxes
Breaker Press
2016-07-28
$1,320
Mailing
Stephen Niketopoulos
2016-07-28
$1,300
Consulting
Stephen Niketopoulos
2016-08-30
$1,300
Consulting
Stephen Niketopoulos
2016-09-29
$1,300
Consulting
The Magnificent Mile Association
2016-07-05
$1,230
Ad books
Johnny Mack
2016-08-08
$1,097
Event services
Stars and Stripes
2016-09-20
$1,010
T-shirts
Holiday Inn Express - Philadelphia
2016-07-20
$965
Candidate lodging
John Biegler
2016-09-09
$940
Consulting
City Club of Chicago
2016-07-15
$900
Tickets
John Biegler
2016-07-25
$750
Consulting
AMJ Spectacular Events
2016-08-10
$640
Event rental
Northwestern Memorial Foundation
2016-09-20
$500
Donations
Daniel Ryan
2016-09-01
$460
Consulting
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