Gariepy's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 58.9% of this total ($15,833) going to KNI Communications in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gariepy's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$26,861
57.5%
Digital services
$4,316
9.2%
Legal
$3,000
6.4%
Consulting support
$2,524
5.4%
Campaign consulting
$2,500
5.4%
Fundraising event
$2,034
4.4%
Printing
$1,825
3.9%
Software
$1,470
3.2%
Refund contribution
$650
1.4%
Service fee
$518
1.1%
Design services
$381
0.8%
Postage
$302
0.7%
Order checks
$153
0.3%
Donations
$150
0.3%
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
Fako Research & Strategies, Inc.
2017-09-25
$5,000
Consulting
KNI Communications
2017-08-25
$4,444
Consulting
KNI Communications
2017-08-23
$4,444
Consulting
KNI Communications
2017-08-24
$4,444
Consulting
LaSalle Strategies
2017-07-26
$3,028
Consulting
LaSalle Strategies
2017-08-25
$3,000
Consulting
The Law Office of James P. Nally P.C.
2017-08-21
$3,000
Legal
LaSalle Strategies
2017-07-01
$2,524
Consulting support
KNI Communications
2017-07-13
$2,500
Campaign consulting
KNI Communications
2017-08-09
$2,500
Consulting
Frontier & Pioneer Tavern Group
2017-09-20
$2,034
Fundraising event
Marked Marketing
2017-08-25
$1,616
Digital services
Marked Marketing
2017-07-21
$1,500
Digital services
Marked Marketing
2017-07-26
$1,200
Digital services
Breaker Press Inc
2017-08-30
$1,015
Printing
Breaker Press Inc
2017-09-20
$810
Printing
Tom Greenhaw
2017-08-21
$750
Software
Christopher Janus
2017-08-14
$400
Refund contribution
NGP VAN Inc.
2017-09-22
$320
Software
Bydand Creative
2017-08-24
$300
Design services
Adrian Demko
2017-07-25
$250
Refund contribution
United States Postal Service
2017-09-06
$245
Postage
Harland Clarke Corp.
2017-08-09
$153
Order checks
Chicago Football Classic
2017-09-29
$150
Donations
NGP VAN Inc.
2017-07-03
$150
Software
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