Williams's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 43.6% of this total ($8,316) going to US Postal Service in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Williams's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$19,072
36.8%
Consulting
$10,200
19.7%
Advertising
$9,647
18.6%
Printing
$5,764
11.1%
Fundraisers
$2,265
4.4%
Election night event
$1,072
2.1%
Mailbox
$768
1.5%
Donations
$750
1.5%
E-mail services
$652
1.3%
Voter file
$450
0.9%
Photography
$400
0.8%
Walkathon sponsorship
$400
0.8%
Event for staff and volunteers
$277
0.5%
Staff transportation
$177
0.3%
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
US Postal Service
2016-10-27
$8,316
Mailing
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PAC
2016-10-17
$7,004
Mailing
Frey Williamson Press
2016-10-26
$4,019
Printing
Alex Hanns
2016-10-01
$2,300
Consulting
Full Line Printing
2016-10-17
$2,201
Mailing
Mrs. Murphy & Sons
2016-10-27
$2,043
Fundraisers
DNA INFO Chicago
2016-10-05
$2,000
Advertising
Alex Hanns
2016-11-18
$2,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago LLC
2016-10-12
$2,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago LLC
2016-12-07
$2,000
Consulting
Full Line Printing
2016-11-17
$1,549
Mailing
Breaker Press
2016-11-07
$1,325
Printing
The Pony
2016-11-09
$1,072
Election night event
Colleen Smith
2016-10-24
$1,000
Consulting
Quentin Galvin
2016-10-14
$900
Consulting
The UPS Store
2016-10-17
$768
Mailbox
Facebook
2016-10-24
$748
Advertising
Facebook
2016-10-17
$748
Advertising
Facebook
2016-10-31
$744
Advertising
Facebook
2016-10-12
$733
Advertising
Facebook
2016-10-21
$712
Advertising
Facebook
2016-11-09
$705
Advertising
Facebook
2016-11-07
$690
Advertising
Facebook
2016-11-04
$674
Advertising
Facebook
2016-10-04
$498
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