Sawyer's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($15,652) going to Progressive Solutions in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sawyer's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$15,652
36%
Payroll
$8,895
20.4%
Rent
$3,010
6.9%
Utilities
$2,240
5.2%
Equipment - purchase
$1,784
4.1%
Civil penalties - late filing
$1,750
4%
Sponsorships
$1,600
3.7%
Taxes - federal and state
$1,526
3.5%
Cell phones
$1,211
2.8%
Golf outings
$972
2.2%
Donations
$950
2.2%
Taxes - federal
$713
1.6%
Payroll services
$631
1.5%
Computer software
$585
1.3%
Field work
$565
1.3%
Refund of contribution
$500
1.2%
Phone services
$271
0.6%
Advertising - text
$239
0.6%
Office maintenance
$160
0.4%
Office equipment
$153
0.4%
Payroll taxes
$125
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
Progressive Solutions
2018-07-02
$12,652
Consulting
Chesterfield Awning Co.
2018-09-05
$1,784
Equipment - purchase
State Board of Elections
2018-09-27
$1,750
Civil penalties - late filing
Progressive Solutions
2018-08-01
$1,500
Consulting
Progressive Solutions
2018-09-06
$1,500
Consulting
Eastlake Management Group
2018-08-29
$1,010
Rent
Ditch the Weight and Guns
2018-07-02
$1,000
Sponsorships
Eastlake Management Group
2018-07-01
$1,000
Rent
Eastlake Management Group
2018-08-29
$1,000
Rent
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-09-28
$944
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-09-13
$944
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-07-03
$943
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-07-31
$943
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-08-17
$943
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-08-30
$943
Payroll
Shedrick Sawyer
2018-07-13
$943
Payroll
House Club Tour, Inc
2018-07-02
$600
Sponsorships
Lansing Sport Shop
2018-07-20
$582
Golf outings
Comcast Cable
2018-08-14
$519
Utilities
Benchmark Construction Co., Inc.
2018-09-10
$500
Refund of contribution
R. A. G. E.
2018-08-17
$500
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2018-07-16
$459
Cell phones
ComEd
2018-08-01
$417
Utilities
ComEd
2018-08-31
$401
Utilities
J&M Golf
2018-07-20
$389
Golf outings
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