Madigan's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with 26.4% of this total ($27,172) going to Martin Quinn in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Madigan's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$103,084
31.4%
Taxes
$63,424
19.3%
Gifts
$46,625
14.2%
Tickets
$44,960
13.7%
Postage
$23,971
7.3%
Event expenses
$16,562
5%
Printing
$11,714
3.6%
Professional services
$6,000
1.8%
Meals
$2,617
0.8%
Insurance
$2,566
0.8%
Shipping
$1,709
0.5%
Telephone expenses
$1,253
0.4%
Event deposit
$1,000
0.3%
Office supplies
$780
0.2%
Fees
$586
0.2%
Payroll fee
$523
0.2%
Rent
$365
0.1%
Donations
$250
< 0.1%
Lodging
$243
< 0.1%
Flowers
$156
< 0.1%
Mileage expenses
$75
< 0.1%
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
Sawbridge Studios
2016-11-14
$39,312
Gifts
Martin Quinn
2016-12-06
$27,172
Payroll
Internal Revenue Service
2016-12-06
$24,777
Taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-12-06
$21,623
Taxes
Chicago Cubs
2016-12-07
$21,617
Tickets
Chicago White Sox
2016-11-29
$18,748
Tickets
Beverly Country Club
2016-10-21
$12,923
Event expenses
Kevin Quinn
2016-12-06
$9,482
Payroll
Sawbridge Studios
2016-12-20
$7,312
Gifts
US Postmaster
2016-10-12
$5,195
Postage
US Postmaster
2016-10-19
$5,195
Postage
Brett Dickerson
2016-12-21
$5,187
Payroll
US Postmaster
2016-10-26
$5,181
Postage
US Postmaster
2016-11-02
$5,174
Postage
Internal Revenue Service
2016-12-21
$4,253
Taxes
Cafe Moxo, LLC
2016-12-16
$3,338
Event expenses
Kevin Quinn
2016-10-14
$3,117
Payroll
Kevin Quinn
2016-10-31
$3,117
Payroll
Moeen Zahdan
2016-12-06
$3,031
Payroll
Chicago Cubs
2016-12-12
$2,970
Tickets
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-10-28
$2,829
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-10-21
$2,829
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-10-16
$2,829
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-11-05
$2,829
Printing
Illinois Department of Revenue
2016-12-06
$2,743
Taxes
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