Shapiro's committee spent the most on campaign management and consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($19,000) going to KNI Communications in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Shapiro's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign management and consulting
$19,000
56.3%
Field work
$8,000
23.7%
Social media
$4,500
13.3%
Digital advertising
$953
2.8%
Campaign event
$689
2%
Donations
$200
0.6%
Consulting
$200
0.6%
Principal payment, shapiro
$200
0.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KNI Communications
2017-11-14
$12,000
Campaign management and consulting
KNI Communications
2017-10-13
$3,500
Campaign management and consulting
KNI Communications
2017-11-13
$3,500
Campaign management and consulting
KNI Communications
2017-10-13
$3,000
Field work
KNI Communications
2017-10-12
$3,000
Field work
Edmund Gray
2017-10-02
$1,500
Social media
Edmund Gray
2017-11-01
$1,500
Social media
Edmund Gray
2017-12-01
$1,500
Social media
KNI Communications
2017-10-20
$1,000
Field work
KNI Communications
2017-10-31
$1,000
Field work
KNI Communications
2017-11-07
$953
Digital advertising
Sidetrack
2017-10-27
$350
Campaign event
Chicago Tailgators
2017-11-07
$339
Campaign event
Ivi-ipo
2017-12-04
$200
Donations
Aviva Miriam Patt
2017-10-30
$200
Consulting
James Shapiro
2017-10-20
$200
Principal payment, shapiro
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