Benford's committee spent the most on hall rental for raising funds in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,472) going to Bolingbrook Country Club in Bolingbrook. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Benford's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,472
28.2%
Production media expenses
$828
15.8%
Photography
$425
8.1%
Printing
$416
8%
Graphic design
$325
6.2%
Fund raising (food)
$321
6.1%
Air fare - candidate
$302
5.8%
Email services
$248
4.7%
Promotional items
$210
4%
Postage
$166
3.2%
Candidate lodging
$153
2.9%
Digital media
$139
2.7%
Seminar
$125
2.4%
Digital ads
$51
1%
Transportation
$40
0.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Bolingbrook Country Club
2017-11-02
$1,472
Hall rental for raising funds
Caponeyboy Productions
2017-11-02
$510
Production media expenses
R2A Photography
2017-11-01
$425
Photography
Meijer
2017-10-25
$321
Fund raising (food)
Caponeyboy Productions
2017-11-02
$318
Production media expenses
Southwest Airlines
2017-10-01
$302
Air fare - candidate
Anthony Strategies Group
2017-11-01
$267
Printing
Constant Contact
2017-10-30
$248
Email services
Multi Mediasquared
2017-11-20
$225
Graphic design
Crowne Point-Springfield
2017-11-27
$153
Candidate lodging
Anthony Strategies Group
2017-10-26
$149
Printing
Usps
2017-10-04
$147
Postage
Facebook
2017-11-27
$139
Digital media
Women Impacting Public Policy
2017-10-03
$125
Seminar
Hildebrand Sporting Goods
2017-10-26
$110
Promotional items
Hildebrand Sporting Goods
2017-11-17
$100
Promotional items
Multi Mediasquared
2017-11-02
$100
Graphic design
Facebook
2017-11-20
$51
Digital ads
Women Impacting Public Policy
2017-10-04
$40
Transportation
Usps
2017-11-13
$19
Postage