Ruiz's committee spent the most on salaries in the quarter, with 36.1% of this total ($16,921) going to Travis Worl in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ruiz's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Salaries
$46,884
24.4%
Consulting/fundraising
$35,806
18.7%
Payroll taxes
$23,799
12.4%
Consulting/ballot access
$20,777
10.8%
Consulting/research
$17,000
8.9%
Website expenses
$15,700
8.2%
Voter file access
$10,000
5.2%
Credit card fees
$7,572
4%
Software
$2,400
1.3%
Photography
$1,981
1%
Accounting/compliance
$1,775
0.9%
Printing
$1,670
0.9%
Catering
$1,237
0.6%
Event ticket
$1,200
0.6%
Media advertising
$1,000
0.5%
Office supplies
$848
0.4%
Catering-reim mccormick & o'brien llp
$541
0.3%
Payroll fees
$501
0.3%
Workers compensation
$436
0.2%
Telephone expenses
$420
0.2%
Transportation
$345
0.2%
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 Chicago Consulting
2017-11-29
$18,500
Consulting/fundraising
New Chicago Consulting
2017-11-10
$17,306
Consulting/fundraising
Gragert Research
2017-11-29
$11,000
Consulting/research
Democratic Party of Illinois
2017-12-08
$10,000
Voter file access
Veracity Media
2017-11-04
$9,300
Website expenses
Veracity Media
2017-11-29
$6,400
Website expenses
Gragert Research
2017-10-30
$6,000
Consulting/research
Internal Revenue Service
2017-11-30
$4,414
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2017-12-15
$3,966
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2017-11-16
$3,946
Payroll taxes
Travis Worl
2017-12-15
$3,945
Salaries
Bankcard Merchant Services
2017-11-02
$3,935
Credit card fees
Bankcard Merchant Services
2017-12-04
$3,636
Credit card fees
Internal Revenue Service
2017-10-30
$3,636
Payroll taxes
Travis Worl
2017-10-30
$3,337
Salaries
Travis Worl
2017-11-16
$3,337
Salaries
Travis Worl
2017-11-30
$3,337
Salaries
Internal Revenue Service
2017-10-24
$3,015
Payroll taxes
James A. Jones
2017-11-26
$3,000
Consulting/ballot access
Elizabeth Austin
2017-10-30
$2,983
Salaries
Elizabeth Austin
2017-11-16
$2,983
Salaries
Elizabeth Austin
2017-11-30
$2,983
Salaries
Elizabeth Austin
2017-12-15
$2,983
Salaries
Travis Worl
2017-10-24
$2,963
Salaries
Victory Research
2017-11-26
$2,769
Consulting/ballot access
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