Hernandez's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 18.9% of this total ($500) going to Interfaith Leadership Project in Cicero. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hernandez's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$2,650
12.5%
Fund raising
$2,580
12.2%
Election night food
$2,146
10.1%
Campaign office rent
$2,000
9.4%
Campaign office lease
$1,000
4.7%
Contractual- social media services
$1,000
4.7%
Portable air conditioner for office
$900
4.2%
Golf outing invitations
$891
4.2%
Software fee
$735
3.5%
Advertising
$734
3.5%
Election day lunch
$648
3.1%
Palm cards
$600
2.8%
Campaign ad
$560
2.6%
Bank charges
$537
2.5%
Utilities
$532
2.5%
Security deposit
$500
2.4%
Food for volunteers
$417
2%
Gasoline
$349
1.6%
Food and beverage expenses
$332
1.6%
Springfield lodging
$302
1.4%
Golf outings
$300
1.4%
Food and beverages
$299
1.4%
Food for employees and volunteers
$299
1.4%
Ad service award
$250
1.2%
Campaign phones
$215
1%
Network fee
$211
1%
Office supplies
$141
0.7%
Membership fee
$99
0.5%
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
Big Hurt Brewery
2016-10-03
$2,580
Fund raising
Paisan's Restaurant
2016-11-10
$2,146
Election night food
Connie Donaghey
2016-12-14
$1,000
Campaign office rent
Royal Real Estate
2016-10-12
$1,000
Campaign office lease
Royal Real Estate
2016-10-12
$1,000
Campaign office rent
Leticia Vasquez
2016-10-31
$1,000
Contractual- social media services
Spot Coolers
2016-10-11
$900
Portable air conditioner for office
Breaker Press Co Inc
2016-10-17
$891
Golf outing invitations
NGP Software, Inc.
2016-12-07
$735
Software fee
Art-Flo
2016-12-19
$734
Advertising
Breaker Press Co Inc
2016-11-04
$600
Palm cards
Windy City Media
2016-10-31
$560
Campaign ad
Connie Donaghey
2016-12-16
$500
Security deposit
Interfaith Leadership Project
2016-12-06
$500
Donations
Latino Policy Forum
2016-11-14
$500
Donations
Little Village Rotary Club
2016-11-14
$500
Donations
NIU School Bar Association
2016-10-24
$500
Donations
Firehouse Subs
2016-11-08
$330
Election day lunch
Nuevo Leon
2016-11-08
$318
Election day lunch
Candlewood Suites
2016-12-05
$302
Springfield lodging
UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago
2016-12-20
$300
Golf outings
KMart
2016-12-19
$299
Food and beverages
Caffe De Luca
2016-12-27
$285
Food and beverage expenses
Hunger Coalition
2016-12-21
$250
Ad service award
Receptions for Research
2016-11-10
$250
Donations
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