Cassidy's committee spent the most on fundraising in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,240) going to Blueprint Campaign Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cassidy's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising
$4,240
38.8%
Compliance reporting/management
$1,500
13.7%
Lodging for legislative tour
$759
6.9%
Compliance software
$450
4.1%
Phones
$423
3.9%
Employee holiday bonuses
$415
3.8%
Office phone/internet bill
$352
3.2%
Phone services
$352
3.2%
Parking
$335
3.1%
Email marketing
$334
3.1%
Internet expenses
$305
2.8%
Cleaning
$228
2.1%
Petition gathering event
$182
1.7%
Transportation
$169
1.6%
Lodging
$165
1.5%
Cell phone bill
$157
1.4%
Fundraiser expenses
$151
1.4%
Internet/phone bill
$148
1.4%
Toner/cartridges
$125
1.1%
Transport
$77
0.7%
Office supplies
$61
0.6%
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
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-10-05
$1,639
Fundraising
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-12-01
$1,332
Fundraising
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2017-10-30
$1,268
Fundraising
Four Seasons Denver
2017-10-20
$759
Lodging for legislative tour
Jonathan Pearl
2017-10-05
$500
Compliance reporting/management
Jonathan Pearl
2017-10-30
$500
Compliance reporting/management
Jonathan Pearl
2017-12-01
$500
Compliance reporting/management
Ngp Van
2017-11-09
$450
Compliance software
Anteprima
2017-11-27
$415
Employee holiday bonuses
At&t
2017-10-16
$352
Office phone/internet bill
At&t
2017-11-15
$352
Phone services
Merry Maids
2017-10-25
$228
Cleaning
Heartland Cafe
2017-11-21
$182
Petition gathering event
Verizon Communications
2017-10-06
$169
Phones
Fairmont Chicago
2017-11-27
$165
Lodging
RCN Corporation
2017-11-21
$158
Internet expenses
Credo Mobile
2017-10-31
$157
Cell phone bill
R Public House
2017-11-15
$151
Fundraiser expenses
RCN Corporation
2017-10-25
$148
Internet/phone bill
RCN Corporation
2017-12-18
$147
Internet expenses
Verizon Communications
2017-12-15
$129
Phones
Amazon
2017-11-15
$125
Toner/cartridges
Verizon Communications
2017-11-15
$124
Phones
ABM Parking
2017-11-30
$118
Parking
ABM Parking
2017-10-10
$114
Parking
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