Hairston's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 49.4% of this total ($3,500) going to Progressive Solutions Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hairston's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$7,083
27.4%
Election day food
$2,557
9.9%
Staff salaries
$2,029
7.9%
Telephones
$2,021
7.8%
Travel expenses
$1,575
6.1%
Community relations
$1,551
6%
Catering
$1,061
4.1%
Food
$978
3.8%
Office supplies
$974
3.8%
Printing
$876
3.4%
Airfare
$832
3.2%
Car lease payment
$738
2.9%
Graphic design
$600
2.3%
Donations
$479
1.9%
Utilities
$401
1.6%
Interest payment
$287
1.1%
Parking
$270
1%
Email
$240
0.9%
Air fare
$230
0.9%
Car maintenance
$226
0.9%
Software
$203
0.8%
Email services
$200
0.8%
Newspaper
$168
0.7%
Gasoline
$155
0.6%
Office equipment
$117
0.5%
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
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2016-11-07
$3,500
Consulting
Subway
2016-11-09
$2,557
Election day food
Publicity Works
2016-11-29
$2,083
Consulting
Courtyard by Marriott
2016-10-18
$1,575
Travel expenses
Steve Jensen
2016-11-03
$1,500
Consulting
Premier Catering
2016-10-18
$1,061
Catering
Vimatice Jackson
2016-11-21
$1,022
Staff salaries
Vimatice Jackson
2016-12-12
$1,006
Staff salaries
Graphic Image Corp
2016-12-19
$876
Printing
Travelocity
2016-10-18
$832
Airfare
National Office Works
2016-10-18
$791
Office supplies
AT&T Broadband
2016-12-23
$785
Telephones
Dunkin Donuts
2016-11-14
$678
Food
PM Graphic
2016-11-18
$600
Graphic design
AT&T Broadband
2016-12-05
$460
Telephones
Acura Financial Services
2016-11-09
$432
Car lease payment
True Star Foundation
2016-10-13
$309
Donations
Acura Financial Services
2016-12-08
$305
Car lease payment
Gary Comer College Prep
2016-10-17
$300
Community relations
Hot Off the Racks Catering
2016-10-24
$300
Food
Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce
2016-12-12
$275
Community relations
Central Parking Systems
2016-12-07
$270
Parking
American Express
2016-10-18
$250
Interest payment
South Shore Drill Team
2016-10-12
$250
Community relations
Southwest Airlines
2016-10-18
$230
Air fare
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