Cassidy's committee spent the most on campaign consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,058) going to Blueprint Campaign Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cassidy's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign consulting
$2,058
17.7%
Campaign management
$1,800
15.5%
Event expenses
$1,271
10.9%
Transportation
$1,078
9.3%
Consulting
$1,000
8.6%
Promotional items
$520
4.5%
Donations
$500
4.3%
Phone services
$472
4.1%
Travel expenses
$325
2.8%
Email services
$317
2.7%
Travel reimbursement
$282
2.4%
Contributions
$271
2.3%
Event supplies
$268
2.3%
Internet service
$258
2.2%
Event sponsorship
$250
2.2%
Lodging
$249
2.1%
Event tickets
$200
1.7%
Gala advertisement
$187
1.6%
Christmas bonus
$150
1.3%
Office supplies
$137
1.2%
Supplies
$36
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
Jonathan Pearl
2016-12-05
$1,000
Consulting
Bar 63
2016-10-11
$899
Event expenses
Southwest Airlines
2016-11-04
$811
Transportation
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-10-04
$782
Campaign consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-12-02
$750
Campaign consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-10-31
$525
Campaign consulting
With Logos
2016-12-07
$520
Promotional items
A Wider Bridge
2016-12-16
$500
Donations
Jonathan Pearl
2016-12-05
$500
Campaign management
Jonathan Pearl
2016-10-31
$500
Campaign management
Matthew Muir
2016-10-04
$400
Campaign management
Matthew Muir
2016-10-24
$400
Campaign management
R Public House
2016-10-19
$371
Event expenses
Southwest Airlines
2016-10-03
$295
Travel expenses
Kelly Cassidy
2016-10-06
$282
Travel reimbursement
Shamonique Black
2016-10-21
$271
Contributions
Taste Food & Wine
2016-12-19
$268
Event supplies
Edgewater Chamber of Commerce
2016-11-04
$250
Event sponsorship
The State House Inn
2016-11-16
$249
Lodging
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
2016-12-08
$200
Event tickets
At&t
2016-10-14
$188
Internet service
Human Rights Campaign
2016-12-16
$187
Gala advertisement
Credo Mobile
2016-10-31
$157
Phone services
Credo Mobile
2016-11-29
$157
Phone services
Credo Mobile
2016-12-29
$157
Phone services
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