Laurino's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 50.7% of this total ($7,500) going to NC Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Laurino's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$14,800
43.8%
Air fare - candidate - rome delegation
$3,664
10.8%
Printing ad book
$3,200
9.5%
Fundraisers
$3,150
9.3%
Printing
$1,450
4.3%
Accounting fees
$1,350
4%
Telephone expenses
$1,099
3.3%
Ticket purchases
$940
2.8%
Meeting expense
$668
2%
Cocktail party music
$650
1.9%
Processing fees
$521
1.5%
Postage
$471
1.4%
Tickets
$430
1.3%
Lodging - candidate - rome delegation
$287
0.9%
Cell phones
$281
0.8%
Gifts
$212
0.6%
Internet access
$200
0.6%
5k run
$200
0.6%
Christmas gifts
$180
0.5%
Donation - gift basket
$50
0.2%
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
United Airlines
2016-11-29
$3,664
Air fare - candidate - rome delegation
Chi Town Printing
2016-10-20
$3,200
Printing ad book
Monastero's Ristorante
2016-11-14
$3,150
Fundraisers
NC Consulting
2016-12-23
$2,500
Consulting
NC Consulting
2016-11-21
$2,500
Consulting
NC Consulting
2016-10-17
$2,500
Consulting
Randy J. Barnette
2016-12-06
$2,000
Consulting
Randy J. Barnette
2016-11-05
$2,000
Consulting
Randy J. Barnette
2016-10-05
$2,000
Consulting
Chi Town Printing
2016-10-03
$1,190
Printing
Chicago Cubs
2016-11-07
$940
Ticket purchases
Shirley Taetle
2016-10-17
$925
Accounting fees
Don Sadofsky
2016-10-20
$650
Cocktail party music
Gail Beitz
2016-10-03
$600
Consulting
Gail Beitz
2016-11-07
$600
Consulting
U S Postmaster
2016-11-29
$471
Postage
Shirley Taetle
2016-11-14
$425
Accounting fees
Bistro Campagne
2016-11-07
$317
Meeting expense
A T & T
2016-12-12
$314
Telephone expenses
A T & T
2016-10-17
$312
Telephone expenses
Chicago Cubs
2016-11-29
$290
Tickets
Cavalieri Hilton
2016-11-29
$287
Lodging - candidate - rome delegation
Chi Town Printing
2016-12-23
$260
Printing
A T & T
2016-11-14
$217
Telephone expenses
Bloomingdales
2016-11-07
$212
Gifts
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