Richardson's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 50.7% of this total ($5,250) going to Rickey Hendon in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Richardson's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$10,350
66.9%
Legal fees
$1,300
8.4%
Petitions
$1,000
6.5%
Fund raising (food)
$802
5.2%
Promotional items
$614
4%
Printing
$608
3.9%
Supplies
$382
2.5%
Software
$254
1.6%
Bank charges
$162
1.1%
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
Rickey Hendon
2017-12-05
$1,500
Consulting
Rickey Hendon
2017-11-10
$1,500
Consulting
Rickey Hendon
2017-10-30
$1,350
Consulting
Rickey Hendon
2017-10-16
$1,000
Petitions
Sean Howard
2017-12-04
$1,000
Consulting
Sean Howard
2017-11-01
$1,000
Consulting
Sean Howard
2017-10-03
$1,000
Consulting
James Nally
2017-11-17
$1,000
Legal fees
Wallace Bradley
2017-10-13
$900
Consulting
Rickey Hendon
2017-12-12
$900
Consulting
Leona's
2017-11-22
$802
Fund raising (food)
Dearborn Market
2017-12-26
$614
Promotional items
Wallace Bradley
2017-11-06
$500
Consulting
Target
2017-10-30
$382
Supplies
Wallace Bradley
2017-12-18
$350
Consulting
Wallace Bradley
2017-12-06
$350
Consulting
James Nally
2017-11-24
$300
Legal fees
M13 Graphics
2017-11-14
$239
Printing
M13 Graphics
2017-11-13
$209
Printing
M13 Graphics
2017-12-06
$159
Printing
Apple Corp - I Tunes
2017-10-05
$127
Software
Apple Corp - I Tunes
2017-11-27
$106
Software
53 Bank
2017-12-05
$37
Bank charges
53 Bank
2017-10-04
$37
Bank charges
53 Bank
2017-12-12
$30
Bank charges