Mell's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 64.9% of this total ($9,250) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mell's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$14,250
40.9%
Reimbursements
$9,700
27.8%
Staff
$5,000
14.3%
Printing
$1,442
4.1%
Telephones
$944
2.7%
Treasurer
$800
2.3%
Website expenses
$599
1.7%
Office equipment
$511
1.5%
Vote file
$375
1.1%
Office supplies
$297
0.9%
Promotional items
$259
0.7%
Internet access
$259
0.7%
Emailing services
$223
0.6%
Email services
$111
0.3%
Food
$93
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2018-08-30
$9,250
Consulting
Novak Construction
2018-09-28
$6,700
Reimbursements
Katelynd Duncan
2018-08-30
$5,000
Consulting
Jeff Sobczyk
2018-07-30
$5,000
Staff
Novak Construction
2018-09-26
$3,000
Reimbursements
Breaker Press
2018-07-12
$1,442
Printing
Gina Munoz
2018-07-09
$800
Treasurer
E-Page City
2018-07-11
$599
Website expenses
Micro Center
2018-08-26
$511
Office equipment
Democratic Party of Illinois
2018-08-10
$375
Vote file
Vonage Corporate Headquarters
2018-07-16
$314
Telephones
Vonage Corporate Headquarters
2018-08-14
$314
Telephones
Vonage Corporate Headquarters
2018-09-14
$314
Telephones
Amazon
2018-08-30
$167
Promotional items
Constant Contact
2018-07-16
$111
Email services
Constant Contact
2018-08-13
$111
Emailing services
Constant Contact
2018-09-13
$111
Emailing services
Office Depot
2018-08-24
$107
Office supplies
Target
2018-07-02
$93
Food
At&t
2018-07-10
$86
Internet access
At&t
2018-08-07
$86
Internet access
At&t
2018-09-07
$86
Internet access
Target
2018-08-13
$79
Office supplies
Amazon
2018-09-07
$65
Promotional items
Amazon
2018-08-07
$58
Office supplies
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