Hairston's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 75.2% of this total ($15,000) going to Progressive Solutions Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hairston's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$19,950
63.4%
Donations
$3,040
9.7%
Telephones
$2,309
7.3%
Credit card processing
$911
2.9%
Office equipment
$856
2.7%
Equipment rental
$803
2.6%
Office supplies
$780
2.5%
Community event
$625
2%
Interest payment
$469
1.5%
Event expenses
$411
1.3%
Food for meeting
$387
1.2%
Refund of contribution
$250
0.8%
Supplies
$243
0.8%
Entertainment
$175
0.6%
Design
$155
0.5%
Event ticket
$100
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
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2017-10-31
$14,000
Consulting
Shante Fenique King
2017-10-11
$1,500
Consulting
Shante Fenique King
2017-12-06
$1,500
Consulting
Shante Fenique King
2017-11-13
$1,500
Consulting
AAA Rental
2017-12-12
$803
Equipment rental
True Star Foundation
2017-12-27
$800
Donations
Actblue Illinois
2017-12-06
$720
Credit card processing
At & T
2017-11-22
$706
Telephones
At & T
2017-12-26
$635
Telephones
Game Truck Party
2017-12-12
$625
Community event
Akarama Foundation Inc. of Theta Omega Chapter
2017-12-08
$600
Donations
AT&T Broadband
2017-10-25
$551
Telephones
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
2017-10-26
$500
Donations
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2017-12-06
$500
Consulting
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2017-10-16
$500
Consulting
Binny's
2017-11-10
$411
Event expenses
Pat Dowell
2017-10-10
$387
Food for meeting
National Office Works
2017-12-05
$383
Office supplies
Sam's Club
2017-10-03
$367
Office equipment
Landis Comestics
2017-10-26
$300
Consulting
American Express
2017-12-12
$296
Interest payment
Infrastructure Engineering Inc
2017-11-15
$250
Refund of contribution
Polished Pebbles
2017-10-24
$250
Donations
ecomputer, inc
2017-12-12
$200
Office equipment
True Star Foundation
2017-10-05
$200
Donations