Welch's committee spent the most on principal payment, welch in the quarter, with all those payments ($17,406) going to Emanuel Welch in Hillside. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Welch's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Principal payment, welch
$17,406
26.3%
Mailing
$11,997
18.1%
Donations
$10,406
15.7%
Consulting
$7,547
11.4%
Services rendered
$2,450
3.7%
Utilities
$2,044
3.1%
Rent
$2,000
3%
Fund raising entertainment
$1,550
2.3%
Food
$1,542
2.3%
Newspaper advertising
$1,500
2.3%
Printing
$1,083
1.6%
Flowers
$934
1.4%
Promotional items
$870
1.3%
Office equipment
$809
1.2%
Field work
$680
1%
Telephones for sept and nov.
$661
1%
Legal fees
$500
0.8%
Servces rendered
$500
0.8%
Photography
$495
0.8%
Telephones
$454
0.7%
Signs
$370
0.6%
Office supplies
$201
0.3%
Plumbing
$200
0.3%
Internet access
$38
< 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
Emanuel Welch
2016-10-25
$17,406
Principal payment, welch
McGaffer Communications, LLP
2016-12-05
$11,997
Mailing
KJD Strategies
2016-10-03
$7,547
Consulting
Democratic Party of Illinois
2016-10-03
$5,000
Donations
Friends of Thaddeus Jones
2016-11-01
$1,856
Donations
In Particular, Inc.
2016-10-01
$1,500
Newspaper advertising
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2016-12-05
$1,083
Printing
Al Forst
2016-11-01
$1,000
Rent
Al Forst
2016-12-01
$1,000
Rent
Westside Black Elected Officials
2016-10-13
$1,000
Donations
Carnetta Dotson
2016-11-05
$990
Food
Comcast Cable
2016-12-22
$920
Utilities
Carnetta Dotson
2016-12-07
$800
Fund raising entertainment
Atiba Johnson
2016-12-07
$750
Fund raising entertainment
AT&T Services, Inc.
2016-10-05
$661
Telephones for sept and nov.
Alivio Medical Center
2016-10-06
$500
Donations
Calumet Township Regular Democratic Organization
2016-10-04
$500
Donations
ShawnTe Raines-Welch
2016-11-05
$500
Legal fees
Dimietha Sangster
2016-12-21
$500
Services rendered
Ronnie Serpico, Jr
2016-10-06
$500
Donations
Tionna Waters
2016-12-21
$500
Servces rendered
Tionna Waters
2016-12-31
$500
Services rendered
Tionna Waters
2016-11-30
$500
Services rendered
Tionna Waters
2016-10-21
$500
Services rendered
34 Publishing, Inc.
2016-11-22
$480
Promotional items
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