Rogers's committee spent the most on telephone polling in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,330) going to Rudi Patitucci in Wilmette. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rogers's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Telephone polling
$4,330
27.6%
Reception
$2,487
15.9%
Computer services
$1,837
11.7%
Invites
$1,467
9.4%
Text polling
$1,430
9.1%
Fees
$1,346
8.6%
Luncheon meeting
$720
4.6%
Ad books
$500
3.2%
Attorneys' fees
$425
2.7%
Promotional items
$390
2.5%
Luncheon tickets
$315
2%
Meals
$242
1.5%
Computer software
$174
1.1%
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
Rudi Patitucci
2018-12-20
$2,746
Telephone polling
Stock & Ledger
2018-12-04
$2,487
Reception
Rudi Patitucci
2018-10-24
$1,584
Telephone polling
Breaker Press Co., inc.
2018-11-12
$1,467
Invites
EZ Texting
2018-10-17
$1,430
Text polling
NGP Van
2018-10-01
$525
Computer services
Gospel Music According to Chicag
2018-10-11
$500
Ad books
American Express
2018-11-13
$463
Fees
Figliulo & Silverman
2018-10-24
$425
Attorneys' fees
Stock & Ledger
2018-10-22
$420
Luncheon meeting
American Express
2018-10-14
$406
Fees
American Express
2018-12-14
$401
Fees
NGP Van
2018-12-04
$375
Computer services
Chicago Bar Association
2018-11-16
$315
Luncheon tickets
Fastsigns
2018-10-01
$296
Promotional items
Erie Cafe
2018-10-18
$242
Meals
VOIP Innovations
2018-12-01
$209
Computer services
Stock & Ledger
2018-10-15
$150
Luncheon meeting
Stock & Ledger
2018-12-06
$150
Luncheon meeting
NGP Van
2018-10-01
$100
Computer services
NGP Van
2018-12-01
$100
Computer services
NGP Van
2018-11-01
$100
Computer software
Fastsigns
2018-11-05
$94
Promotional items
Microsoft
2018-11-19
$84
Computer services
Microsoft
2018-10-19
$84
Computer services