Garfinkel's committee spent the most on campaign staff in the quarter, with 48.2% of this total ($3,166) going to Aleza Lichterman in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Garfinkel's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign staff
$6,574
46.9%
Rent
$4,500
32.1%
Taxes - federal
$1,257
9%
Insurance
$644
4.6%
Internet access
$300
2.1%
Computer software
$300
2.1%
State taxes
$270
1.9%
Payroll taxes
$172
1.2%
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
New Covent LLC
2017-10-11
$1,500
Rent
New Covent LLC
2017-11-20
$1,500
Rent
New Covent LLC
2017-12-18
$1,500
Rent
Aleza Lichterman
2017-10-10
$791
Campaign staff
Aleza Lichterman
2017-11-06
$791
Campaign staff
Aleza Lichterman
2017-12-04
$791
Campaign staff
Aleza Lichterman
2017-12-28
$791
Campaign staff
Insurance Intermediaries Inc.
2017-10-04
$644
Insurance
Kaleb Parks
2017-10-10
$445
Campaign staff
Kaleb Parks
2017-11-03
$445
Campaign staff
Kaleb Parks
2017-12-14
$445
Campaign staff
Kaleb Parks
2017-12-26
$445
Campaign staff
Internal Revenue Service
2017-10-16
$419
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2017-11-15
$419
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2017-12-15
$419
Taxes - federal
Joseph Strzalka-Steil
2017-10-10
$406
Campaign staff
Joseph Strzalka-Steil
2017-11-06
$406
Campaign staff
Joseph Strzalka-Steil
2017-12-05
$406
Campaign staff
Joseph Strzalka-Steil
2017-12-27
$406
Campaign staff
Rcn
2017-11-01
$300
Internet access
Illinois Department of Employment Security
2017-10-31
$172
Payroll taxes
NGP Software, Inc
2017-10-02
$150
Computer software
NGP Software, Inc
2017-11-02
$150
Computer software
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-10-17
$90
State taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-11-16
$90
State taxes