Gonzalez's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,144) going to David Ormsby, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gonzalez's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$5,144
27.8%
Entertainment deposit
$5,000
27%
Business meal
$2,266
12.3%
Donations
$1,650
8.9%
Entertainment
$1,155
6.2%
Christmas gifts
$932
5%
Public relations
$800
4.3%
Storage space
$555
3%
Promotional products
$421
2.3%
Cookie donation
$400
2.2%
Gift giveaway
$179
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
The Empire Agency
2017-12-23
$5,000
Entertainment deposit
David Ormsby, Inc.
2017-11-01
$1,500
Consulting
David Ormsby, Inc.
2017-12-01
$1,500
Consulting
David Ormsby, Inc.
2017-12-28
$1,500
Consulting
Jones Memorial Community Center
2017-10-24
$1,000
Donations
Aramark Allstate Arena
2017-10-18
$647
Entertainment
David Ormsby, Inc.
2017-11-20
$644
Consulting
Aramark Allstate Arena
2017-12-04
$508
Entertainment
Facebook
2017-11-30
$500
Public relations
Gibson's Steakhouse
2017-12-01
$453
Business meal
School District 206 Education Foundation
2017-10-24
$450
Donations
Motivators Promotional Products
2017-10-06
$421
Promotional products
Nena's Bakery
2017-12-11
$400
Cookie donation
Toys R Us
2017-12-07
$289
Christmas gifts
Target
2017-12-07
$268
Christmas gifts
Facebook
2017-11-20
$250
Public relations
Marchegiana Society
2017-11-01
$200
Donations
Balagios Ristorante
2017-12-18
$185
Business meal
Public Storage
2017-10-03
$185
Storage space
Public Storage
2017-12-04
$185
Storage space
Public Storage
2017-11-03
$185
Storage space
Mrs. Fields Gifts
2017-12-07
$179
Gift giveaway
312 Chicago
2017-11-13
$161
Business meal
Amazon.com
2017-11-27
$144
Christmas gifts
Kitty O'Sheas
2017-10-11
$134
Business meal
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