Benford's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,808) going to DWBolingbroke, LLC in Evanston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Benford's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$3,808
16.4%
Ad books
$3,127
13.5%
Consulting
$3,000
12.9%
Promotional items
$2,900
12.5%
Media - radio
$2,475
10.7%
Legal fees
$2,000
8.6%
Donations
$1,105
4.8%
Office supplies
$879
3.8%
Air fare - candidate
$781
3.4%
Digital ads
$695
3%
Candidate lodging
$582
2.5%
Food
$507
2.2%
Payroll
$470
2%
Printing
$300
1.3%
Utilities
$193
0.8%
Sponsorships
$180
0.8%
Computer - maintenance
$80
0.4%
Parade
$63
0.3%
Campaign staff
$30
0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Star 96.7
2018-07-22
$2,475
Media - radio
Asg
2018-08-01
$2,400
Promotional items
Robert Truman/InfoMaple
2018-07-24
$2,400
Ad books
Asg
2018-09-25
$2,000
Consulting
DWBolingbroke, LLC
2018-07-11
$1,269
Rent
DWBolingbroke, LLC
2018-08-10
$1,269
Rent
DWBolingbroke, LLC
2018-09-10
$1,269
Rent
Keay & Costello
2018-08-25
$1,000
Legal fees
Keay & Costello
2018-09-11
$1,000
Legal fees
Southwest Airlines
2018-07-18
$781
Air fare - candidate
Digital Vision Enterprises, LLC
2018-08-21
$695
Digital ads
Fairfield Inn
2018-07-23
$582
Candidate lodging
Asg
2018-09-01
$500
Consulting
Asg
2018-09-10
$500
Consulting
Zonta-Joliet
2018-09-01
$500
Donations
Pbd
2018-07-22
$499
Ad books
Broder Bros
2018-07-31
$300
Printing
Hildebrand Sporting Goods
2018-08-06
$297
Promotional items
12 Handles Ale House
2018-09-01
$263
Food
Bright Star Community Outreach
2018-08-01
$250
Donations
Casanova Info Services
2018-09-13
$228
Ad books
Hildebrand Sporting Goods
2018-07-30
$203
Promotional items
ComEd
2018-09-05
$193
Utilities
M.J. Jackson
2018-08-09
$188
Payroll
Central Illinois Black Expo
2018-08-03
$180
Sponsorships
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