Karkula's committee spent the most on petition services in the quarter, with 86.7% of this total ($3,255) going to Victory Research in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Karkula's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Petition services
$3,755
79.2%
Donations
$610
12.9%
Photography
$375
7.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 6 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Victory Research
2017-11-17
$1,905
Petition services
Victory Research
2017-11-22
$1,350
Petition services
Stephanie Mendez
2017-12-14
$500
Petition services
Rush Productions
2017-10-11
$375
Photography
1st Municipal District
2017-12-07
$350
Donations
Plumbers 130 Political Fund
2017-11-10
$260
Donations