Welch's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 80% of this total ($6,000) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Welch's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$7,500
24.8%
Internship
$2,756
9.1%
Golf outings
$2,200
7.3%
Rent for suite d
$2,000
6.6%
Donations
$1,550
5.1%
Cable and internet
$1,405
4.6%
Photography
$1,283
4.2%
Rent
$1,000
3.3%
Postage
$1,000
3.3%
Newspaper advertising
$995
3.3%
Campaign work
$950
3.1%
Food
$942
3.1%
Mailing
$799
2.6%
Flood insurance
$716
2.4%
Equipment rental
$600
2%
Donation - back to school event
$500
1.7%
Donation - tent revival
$500
1.7%
Banner
$500
1.7%
Entertainment - back to school health fair
$400
1.3%
Entertainment
$400
1.3%
Utilities
$369
1.2%
Signs
$330
1.1%
Equipment - maintenance
$279
0.9%
Donation - mrc health fair
$250
0.8%
Entertainment- fitness event
$200
0.7%
Office supplies
$194
0.6%
Flowers
$189
0.6%
Reimbursement for gas to and from springfield for staff training
$160
0.5%
Security system
$155
0.5%
Rental fee
$82
0.3%
Window cleaning
$80
0.3%
Reimbursement parking - fundraiser
$15
< 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
KJD Strategies
2017-07-20
$6,000
Consulting
Al Forst
2017-07-01
$1,000
Rent
Al Forst
2017-08-01
$1,000
Rent for suite d
Al Forst
2017-09-01
$1,000
Rent for suite d
I.U.O.E. Local 399 Political Education Fund
2017-07-14
$1,000
Golf outings
U.S. Post Office - Westchester
2017-08-23
$1,000
Postage
The Wednesday Journal, Inc.
2017-09-19
$995
Newspaper advertising
Veritiv Operating Company
2017-08-29
$792
Mailing
Proviso Public Partnership
2017-08-01
$750
Golf outings
Qbe
2017-08-25
$716
Flood insurance
Proviso East High School Band
2017-07-29
$500
Donations
Proviso Township HIgh School District 209
2017-08-08
$500
Donation - back to school event
Proviso West High School Band
2017-07-29
$500
Donations
United Faith MB Church
2017-09-14
$500
Donation - tent revival
Tionna Waters
2017-07-01
$500
Consulting
Tionna Waters
2017-07-31
$500
Consulting
Tionna Waters
2017-08-30
$500
Consulting
Westchester Park District
2017-08-23
$500
Banner
Friends of Jeffrey Tobolski
2017-08-08
$450
Golf outings
James Boudry
2017-07-29
$400
Entertainment - back to school health fair
Comcast Cable
2017-08-11
$378
Cable and internet
Comcast Cable
2017-09-07
$378
Cable and internet
Comcast Cable
2017-07-12
$378
Cable and internet
Tara Gray-Mister
2017-07-29
$360
Photography
Special T Unlimited
2017-08-16
$330
Signs
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