Shoffner's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 56.1% of this total ($12,450) going to Darnell Clark in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Shoffner's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$22,200
60.7%
Consulting
$5,438
14.9%
Production media expenses
$5,000
13.7%
Rent
$1,600
4.4%
Voter tapes
$1,000
2.7%
Phones
$454
1.2%
Fund raising (food)
$377
1%
Graphic design
$270
0.7%
Internet access
$221
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
Darnell Clark
2017-12-27
$5,000
Campaign work
Main Street Solutions
2017-12-15
$5,000
Production media expenses
Darnell Clark
2017-12-01
$2,500
Campaign work
Darnell Clark
2017-10-31
$2,500
Campaign work
Karena Coicou
2017-12-27
$2,000
Campaign work
Darnell Clark
2017-11-19
$1,700
Campaign work
Karena Coicou
2017-12-01
$1,500
Campaign work
Rickey Hendon
2017-12-05
$1,500
Campaign work
Karena Coicou
2017-10-31
$1,250
Campaign work
Washburne Consulting
2017-11-02
$1,238
Consulting
Michella Michilla Blaise and Associates, Inc.
2017-11-17
$1,200
Consulting
Ike Carrothers
2017-10-31
$1,000
Campaign work
Democratic Party of Illinois
2017-10-08
$1,000
Voter tapes
Rickey Hendon
2017-12-09
$1,000
Campaign work
Rickey Hendon
2017-12-27
$1,000
Campaign work
Michella Michilla Blaise and Associates, Inc.
2017-12-01
$1,000
Consulting
Michella Michilla Blaise and Associates, Inc.
2017-12-27
$1,000
Consulting
Darnell Clark
2017-10-10
$750
Campaign work
Marc Loveless
2017-12-01
$500
Consulting
Marc Loveless
2017-12-27
$500
Consulting
Marc Loveless
2017-10-31
$500
Campaign work
Around the Clock Answering Service
2017-11-19
$454
Phones
Chicago Grassroots Curriculum Task Force
2017-10-11
$400
Rent
Chicago Grassroots Curriculum Task Force
2017-11-15
$400
Rent
Chicago Grassroots Curriculum Task Force
2017-12-27
$400
Rent