Rita's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 12% of this total ($6,765) going to Bob Jackson in Dixmoor. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rita's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$56,177
38.8%
Election day workers
$20,125
13.9%
Refunded contribution
$10,800
7.5%
Car rentals
$8,355
5.8%
Rent
$7,800
5.4%
Gifts and good will
$5,934
4.1%
Printing
$5,444
3.8%
Mailing and postage
$4,225
2.9%
Fund raising - food and hall rental
$2,963
2.1%
Fund raising - golf outing
$2,500
1.7%
Postage
$1,902
1.3%
Christmas cards
$1,893
1.3%
Car rental
$1,518
1.1%
Utilities
$1,501
1%
Promotional items
$1,497
1%
Signs
$1,085
0.8%
Consulting
$1,000
0.7%
Telephones
$926
0.6%
Organization meeting food
$908
0.6%
Lodging balance
$879
0.6%
Election day expenses
$859
0.6%
Cell phones
$847
0.6%
Supplies
$718
0.5%
Office equipment
$712
0.5%
Voter contact
$546
0.4%
Newspaper advertising
$525
0.4%
Music for fundraiser
$500
0.4%
Turkey give-a-way
$336
0.2%
Lodging
$333
0.2%
Transportation
$308
0.2%
Meals
$297
0.2%
Gifts
$295
0.2%
Ad books
$250
0.2%
Donations
$250
0.2%
Decorations for fundraiser
$179
0.1%
Food for volunteers
$166
0.1%
Food for workers
$100
< 0.1%
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
Simmons Hanly Conroy
2016-10-12
$10,800
Refunded contribution
Robert Newman
2016-12-31
$7,800
Rent
Chicago White Sox
2016-12-31
$5,934
Gifts and good will
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
2016-11-10
$5,858
Car rentals
Bob Jackson
2016-12-16
$4,500
Campaign work
Team Concept
2016-10-28
$4,225
Mailing and postage
Silvestri Printing
2016-10-28
$3,198
Printing
Palos Country Club
2016-10-29
$2,963
Fund raising - food and hall rental
Edgewood Valley Country Club
2016-10-19
$2,500
Fund raising - golf outing
Debbie Peisker
2016-12-22
$2,000
Campaign work
Shirley Sierra
2016-12-22
$2,000
Campaign work
Misericordia
2016-11-21
$1,893
Christmas cards
ComEd
2016-11-28
$1,501
Utilities
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
2016-11-14
$1,248
Car rentals
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
2016-10-27
$1,248
Car rentals
RK PR Solutions
2016-11-28
$1,000
Consulting
Mary Campbell
2016-11-05
$956
Campaign work
U.S. Post Office
2016-12-08
$940
Postage
U.S. Post Office
2016-11-02
$940
Postage
Devon Armstrong
2016-10-31
$939
Campaign work
Tywona Mosley
2016-10-22
$917
Campaign work
Beggar's Oak Forest
2016-12-07
$908
Organization meeting food
Bruce Scott
2016-10-31
$885
Campaign work
Caesars Palace
2016-10-08
$879
Lodging balance
Mary Henton
2016-10-22
$875
Campaign work
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