Murphy's committee spent the most on contractual expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Andrew Bookman in Buffalo Grove. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contractual expenses
$5,000
58.7%
Contribution refund
$1,000
11.7%
Petition work
$600
7%
Credit card fees
$511
6%
Loan repayment
$500
5.9%
Printing
$457
5.4%
Computer services
$450
5.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Andrew Bookman
2017-11-06
$5,000
Contractual expenses
Rodney S. Zech
2017-10-18
$1,000
Contribution refund
Robert Murphy
2017-12-08
$500
Loan repayment
Breaker Press Co, Inc
2017-11-28
$457
Printing
Curtis Franklin
2017-11-14
$400
Petition work
Bankcard Merchant Fees
2017-10-02
$229
Credit card fees
Curtis Franklin
2017-11-14
$200
Petition work
Bankcard Merchant Fees
2017-11-02
$182
Credit card fees
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-10-02
$150
Computer services
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-11-02
$150
Computer services
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-12-04
$150
Computer services
Bankcard Merchant Fees
2017-12-04
$99
Credit card fees