Seaton's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 41.4% of this total ($5,502) going to Ricky Hendon in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Seaton's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$13,302
35.4%
Advertising - billboards
$12,000
32%
Media
$6,000
16%
Campaign signs
$1,937
5.2%
Campaign media
$1,200
3.2%
Accounting fees
$1,200
3.2%
Layout & graphics
$800
2.1%
Donations
$750
2%
Research calls
$367
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
Outfront Media
2017-11-07
$12,000
Advertising - billboards
Outfront Media
2017-12-03
$6,000
Media
AwesomeCampaigns.com Inc.
2017-11-07
$1,937
Campaign signs
Darnell Clark
2017-12-01
$1,500
Consulting
Darnell Clark
2017-10-31
$1,500
Consulting
Ricky Hendon
2017-12-06
$1,300
Consulting
Ricky Hendon
2017-11-03
$1,250
Consulting
Taylor Media
2017-12-22
$1,200
Campaign media
Stanley J. Wallach
2017-10-01
$1,200
Accounting fees
Ricky Hendon
2017-12-01
$1,000
Consulting
Sean Howard
2017-12-03
$1,000
Consulting
Sean Howard
2017-11-01
$1,000
Consulting
Aisha Mays
2017-12-05
$800
Layout & graphics
Brothers' Keeper
2017-11-15
$750
Donations
Patty House
2017-11-01
$700
Consulting
Patty House
2017-12-01
$700
Consulting
Ricky Hendon
2017-11-16
$577
Consulting
Jermaine Clark
2017-11-21
$500
Consulting
Ricky Hendon
2017-12-10
$500
Consulting
Ricky Hendon
2017-11-28
$450
Consulting
Ricky Hendon
2017-11-14
$425
Consulting
Victory Research
2017-11-01
$367
Research calls
Margaret Boyd
2017-12-05
$300
Consulting
Len Gar Media Consultants
2017-11-14
$300
Consulting
Leticia Payne
2017-11-02
$300
Consulting