McLaughlin's committee spent the most on game tickets-raffle/silent auction items in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Chicago White Sox in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McLaughlin's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Game tickets-raffle/silent auction items
$3,000
51.5%
Services-computer
$2,218
38.1%
Consulting-campaign website research
$375
6.4%
Fee-po box
$236
4.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chicago White Sox
2017-12-12
$3,000
Game tickets-raffle/silent auction items
Computer Bits Inc.
2017-12-28
$1,998
Services-computer
Jack Harmening
2017-11-20
$375
Consulting-campaign website research
United States Postal Service
2017-10-16
$236
Fee-po box
Computer Bits Inc.
2017-11-20
$220
Services-computer