Steans's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with all those payments ($17,228) going to Rose Ashby in La Grange. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Steans's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$17,228
46.8%
Consulting
$12,000
32.6%
Sponsorships
$2,000
5.4%
Internship
$1,797
4.9%
Software
$1,050
2.9%
Bags
$990
2.7%
Expense reimbursement
$301
0.8%
Space rental
$250
0.7%
Cleaning services
$232
0.6%
Mileage expenses
$201
0.6%
Printing
$200
0.5%
Advertising
$189
0.5%
Gift cards
$170
0.5%
Processing fees
$162
0.4%
Meeting supplies
$12
< 0.1%
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
Kupper Communications
2017-10-02
$6,000
Consulting
Kupper Communications
2017-12-04
$6,000
Consulting
Rose Ashby
2017-11-02
$5,922
Campaign work
Rose Ashby
2017-12-06
$5,922
Campaign work
Rose Ashby
2017-10-03
$5,384
Campaign work
Edgewater Chamber of Commerce
2017-12-18
$2,000
Sponsorships
NGP Van
2017-11-30
$1,050
Software
Custom Eco Friendly
2017-11-07
$990
Bags
John Otto Peloquin
2017-12-04
$490
Internship
John Otto Peloquin
2017-12-11
$490
Internship
Rose Ashby
2017-11-07
$301
Expense reimbursement
John Otto Peloquin
2017-10-13
$300
Internship
John Otto Peloquin
2017-11-07
$300
Internship
St. Andrews Church
2017-12-11
$250
Space rental
John Otto Peloquin
2017-12-20
$217
Internship
Rose Ashby
2017-12-18
$201
Mileage expenses
Chi-Town Printing
2017-12-05
$200
Printing
Chicago Jewish Star
2017-12-11
$189
Advertising
Walgreens
2017-12-11
$170
Gift cards
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-11-17
$79
Processing fees
Rosa Maria Reyna
2017-12-11
$78
Cleaning services
Rosa Maria Reyna
2017-10-13
$77
Cleaning services
Rosa Maria Reyna
2017-11-07
$77
Cleaning services
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-10-17
$60
Processing fees
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-12-17
$23
Processing fees