Bates's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 56.7% of this total ($2,750) going to Stacy Pratt in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bates's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,850
31.7%
Printing
$2,380
15.6%
Billboard expenses
$1,707
11.2%
Software
$1,700
11.1%
Charitable contribution - 2017 sponsorship
$1,500
9.8%
Promotional items
$1,179
7.7%
Media - promotion
$800
5.2%
Mobile marketing
$645
4.2%
Dolton turkey giveaway
$500
3.3%
Compliance
$30
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Outfront Media
2017-10-11
$1,707
Billboard expenses
Christmas in the Wards
2017-11-27
$1,500
Charitable contribution - 2017 sponsorship
Stacy Pratt
2017-10-25
$1,500
Consulting
Stacy Pratt
2017-11-20
$1,250
Consulting
National Pen Company
2017-10-27
$1,179
Promotional items
Kevron Printing & Mailing, Inc.
2017-12-19
$1,141
Printing
Kevron Printing & Mailing, Inc.
2017-12-12
$1,028
Printing
Tom Greenhaw
2017-12-06
$1,000
Software
Taylor Media
2017-12-28
$800
Media - promotion
Beloxi Group, LLC
2017-10-27
$700
Consulting
Beloxi Group, LLC
2017-11-24
$700
Consulting
Beloxi Group, LLC
2017-12-12
$700
Consulting
Tom Greenhaw
2017-11-20
$700
Software
Walmart Supercenter
2017-11-22
$500
Dolton turkey giveaway
Velocity Mobile Marketing
2017-10-26
$215
Mobile marketing
Velocity Mobile Marketing
2017-11-27
$215
Mobile marketing
Velocity Mobile Marketing
2017-12-11
$215
Mobile marketing
Minuteman Printing
2017-12-11
$210
Printing
Stacy Pratt
2017-10-30
$30
Compliance
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