Mah's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 50% of this total ($7,566) going to Mayra Lopez-Zuniga in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mah's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$15,130
35.8%
District office construction
$5,000
11.8%
Food
$4,429
10.5%
Postage
$3,994
9.5%
Rent
$3,400
8.1%
Printing
$2,305
5.5%
Computer purchases
$1,833
4.3%
Donations
$1,265
3%
District office rent
$1,200
2.8%
Returned donation
$700
1.7%
Candidate lodging
$698
1.7%
Transportation
$602
1.4%
Fund raising (food)
$575
1.4%
Air fare - candidate
$317
0.8%
Invitation design
$295
0.7%
Office supplies
$210
0.5%
Art supplies
$150
0.4%
Graphic design
$87
0.2%
Gasoline
$21
< 0.1%
Computer software
$1
< 0.1%
Music purchase
$0
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Bo Zhang
2017-09-01
$5,000
District office construction
USPS - Cardiss Colliins
2017-07-01
$3,994
Postage
LM Catering
2017-08-25
$3,184
Food
Bo Zhang
2017-09-25
$2,400
Rent
Mayra Lopez-Zuniga
2017-07-01
$1,891
Consulting
Mayra Lopez-Zuniga
2017-09-30
$1,891
Consulting
Mayra Lopez-Zuniga
2017-08-31
$1,891
Consulting
Mayra Lopez-Zuniga
2017-07-27
$1,891
Consulting
Apple, Inc.
2017-09-06
$1,833
Computer purchases
Minuteman Press
2017-09-30
$1,679
Printing
Ada Tong
2017-09-08
$1,203
Consulting
Bo Zhang
2017-09-01
$1,200
District office rent
Ada Tong
2017-07-01
$1,058
Consulting
Ada Tong
2017-09-30
$1,058
Consulting
Ada Tong
2017-08-31
$1,058
Consulting
Ada Tong
2017-07-27
$1,058
Consulting
Direct Democracy LLC
2017-09-30
$750
Consulting
Direct Democracy LLC
2017-08-31
$750
Consulting
Eighteenth Street Development Corp.
2017-09-30
$700
Returned donation
Raddison Admiral Hotel
2017-09-25
$698
Candidate lodging
El Mezquite Tacqueria
2017-09-12
$575
Fund raising (food)
Catholic Charities
2017-08-01
$500
Donations
Southwest Airlines
2017-08-21
$461
Transportation
Boy Scouts of America - Chicago
2017-08-10
$365
Donations
VHR Properties
2017-09-30
$300
Rent
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