Sims's committee spent the most on printing and mail services in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,278) going to Breaker Press in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sims's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing and mail services
$2,278
19.3%
Auto services
$1,515
12.9%
Travel expenses
$1,443
12.3%
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
$1,185
10.1%
Professional services for friends of elgie sims
$1,000
8.5%
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
$928
7.9%
Gasoline
$696
5.9%
Storage services
$678
5.8%
Computer software services
$610
5.2%
Photography services
$500
4.3%
Telephone and internet services
$483
4.1%
Food & beverage
$250
2.1%
Phone & internet services
$209
1.8%
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
Breaker Press
2017-12-27
$2,278
Printing and mail services
Southwest Airlines
2017-12-11
$1,177
Travel expenses
Alfred AJ Burse
2017-11-29
$1,000
Professional services for friends of elgie sims
JPM Auto
2017-11-01
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2017-12-01
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2017-12-29
$505
Auto services
Alfred AJ Burse
2017-10-23
$500
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
Ven Sherrod Photography
2017-12-07
$500
Photography services
Verizon Wireless
2017-12-14
$325
Telephone and internet services
Kimberly Rhynes
2017-10-23
$270
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
Mandalay Bay Hotel
2017-12-18
$265
Travel expenses
Public Storage
2017-11-13
$254
Storage services
Alfred AJ Burse
2017-10-30
$250
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
Chi Tung Restaurant
2017-12-26
$250
Food & beverage
Ngp Van
2017-12-04
$230
Computer software services
Ngp Van
2017-10-02
$230
Computer software services
Public Storage
2017-10-02
$212
Storage services
Public Storage
2017-12-04
$212
Storage services
Comcast
2017-10-04
$209
Phone & internet services
Alfred AJ Burse
2017-11-14
$175
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
Michelle Anderson
2017-10-23
$165
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
Verizon Wireless
2017-10-30
$157
Telephone and internet services
Alfred AJ Burse
2017-11-22
$150
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
Alfred AJ Burse
2017-12-20
$133
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
Alfred AJ Burse
2017-10-30
$100
Reimbursement for expenses incurred