Hastings's committee spent the most on contractual expenses in the quarter, with 51.2% of this total ($16,800) going to Smith Amundsen, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hastings's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contractual expenses
$32,800
41.8%
Event hall rental
$10,097
12.9%
Donations
$5,907
7.5%
Printing
$4,606
5.9%
Event supplies
$4,395
5.6%
Campaign work
$3,900
5%
Fund raising entertainment
$2,500
3.2%
Hall rental
$2,500
3.2%
Supplies
$2,181
2.8%
Transportation
$2,141
2.7%
Sponsorship - turkey giveaway
$1,126
1.4%
Software
$1,030
1.3%
Other-miscellaneous
$960
1.2%
Dialer service
$663
0.8%
Candidate lodging
$608
0.8%
Telephone services
$412
0.5%
Food
$409
0.5%
Bank charges
$346
0.4%
Fuel
$337
0.4%
Parking
$331
0.4%
Event ticket
$275
0.4%
Fees
$241
0.3%
Reimbursements
$226
0.3%
Internet service
$167
0.2%
Phone services
$154
0.2%
Ad books
$100
0.1%
Wire processing fee
$45
< 0.1%
Service fee
$20
< 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
Smith Amundsen, LLC
2018-10-16
$16,800
Contractual expenses
Mitchell Schaben
2018-10-18
$16,000
Contractual expenses
Georgios
2018-10-06
$10,097
Event hall rental
Casino Party Planners
2018-10-05
$4,000
Event supplies
Kevron Printing
2018-12-15
$3,034
Printing
Idlewild Country Club
2018-12-13
$2,500
Hall rental
Together We Cope
2018-10-16
$2,136
Donations
Aerial Dance Chicago
2018-10-05
$2,000
Fund raising entertainment
Stars & Stripes
2018-10-11
$1,237
Printing
Staples
2018-10-31
$1,178
Supplies
Fulton Market
2018-11-15
$1,126
Sponsorship - turkey giveaway
Ford Motor Credit
2018-10-12
$1,090
Transportation
VFW Post 311
2018-10-03
$1,001
Donations
Matt Imburgia
2018-12-05
$1,000
Campaign work
Matt Imburgia
2018-12-17
$1,000
Campaign work
InZone Project - Illinois
2018-10-11
$1,000
Donations
Howard Robinson
2018-12-10
$1,000
Campaign work
Southland Ministerial Health Network
2018-11-01
$1,000
Donations
Ngp Van
2018-10-01
$960
Software
NGP Van
2018-10-01
$960
Other-miscellaneous
Ngp Van
2018-11-05
$663
Dialer service
Ford Motor Credit
2018-11-13
$525
Transportation
Ford Motor Credit
2018-12-13
$525
Transportation
Olympia Fields Events Committee
2018-11-16
$520
Donations
Glenn Morphew
2018-10-05
$500
Fund raising entertainment
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