Benford's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,171) going to Political Media Now in Joliet. 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
Printing
$10,171
36%
Consulting
$3,262
11.6%
Fund raising (food)
$1,971
7%
Digital ads
$1,754
6.2%
Payroll
$1,587
5.6%
Postage
$1,459
5.2%
Rent
$1,269
4.5%
Legal fees
$1,000
3.5%
Mailing
$1,000
3.5%
Utilities
$870
3.1%
Website expenses
$594
2.1%
Photography
$550
2%
Polling
$450
1.6%
Fund raising entertainment
$400
1.4%
Sponsorships
$400
1.4%
Signs
$350
1.2%
Donations
$250
0.9%
Campaign work
$200
0.7%
Returned donation
$200
0.7%
Food
$165
0.6%
Office supplies
$156
0.6%
Bank charges
$155
0.6%
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
Political Media Now
2018-10-12
$3,663
Printing
Political Media Now
2018-10-31
$2,708
Printing
Political Media Now
2018-10-24
$2,500
Printing
LaSorella
2018-10-24
$1,509
Fund raising (food)
Political Media Now
2018-10-12
$1,459
Postage
Political Media Now
2018-11-08
$1,300
Printing
DWBolingbroke, LLC
2018-10-12
$1,269
Rent
The Charles Group
2018-10-12
$1,262
Consulting
Keay & Costello
2018-10-12
$1,000
Legal fees
Political Media Now
2018-11-01
$1,000
Mailing
Babette Holder Youngberg
2018-10-01
$859
Digital ads
ComEd
2018-10-05
$527
Utilities
Facebook
2018-10-30
$500
Digital ads
Asg
2018-10-10
$500
Consulting
Asg
2018-10-15
$500
Consulting
Asg
2018-10-24
$500
Consulting
Asg
2018-11-01
$500
Consulting
Bolingbrook Country Club
2018-10-08
$461
Fund raising (food)
Victory Research
2018-10-15
$450
Polling
Audio West Entertainment
2018-10-01
$400
Fund raising entertainment
Labranche Family Foundation
2018-10-12
$400
Sponsorships
Political Media Now
2018-11-05
$350
Signs
Constant Contact
2018-10-09
$345
Website expenses
ComEd
2018-10-24
$343
Utilities
Wayne Gifford
2018-11-19
$335
Payroll
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