Welch's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 44.2% of this total ($4,000) going to RK PR Solutions, LLC in Lincoln. 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
$9,049
22.9%
Donations
$7,500
19%
Entertainment
$2,400
6.1%
Sponsorships
$2,000
5.1%
Rent
$2,000
5.1%
Photography
$1,325
3.4%
Insurance
$1,164
3%
Summer intern work
$1,156
2.9%
Sponsorship of back to schoool bash
$1,001
2.5%
Ad books
$1,000
2.5%
Robo calls for self defense seminar
$943
2.4%
Robo calls back to school health fair
$904
2.3%
Cable, internet access, phones
$840
2.1%
Campaign work
$840
2.1%
Utilities
$728
1.8%
Robo calls for town hall meeting
$723
1.8%
Food
$625
1.6%
Transportation to brookfield zoo for seniors
$588
1.5%
Flowers
$577
1.5%
Robo calls for property tax appeal workshop
$544
1.4%
Robo calls for property tax appeals workshop
$542
1.4%
Golf outings
$500
1.3%
Newspaper advertising
$500
1.3%
Cable, internet access
$415
1.1%
Reimbursement for vendor gift bags
$400
1%
Parade candy
$251
0.6%
Rental fee
$220
0.6%
Signs
$180
0.5%
Reimbursements
$180
0.5%
Summer intern
$176
0.5%
Security system
$155
0.4%
Dimietha's notary bond
$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
Andrea Garcia LLC
2018-07-06
$2,549
Consulting
RK PR Solutions, LLC
2018-08-01
$2,000
Consulting
RK PR Solutions, LLC
2018-09-04
$2,000
Consulting
Atiba Johnson
2018-09-25
$1,800
Entertainment
Lost Boyz Incorporated
2018-08-02
$1,500
Donations
Proviso Township HIgh School District 209
2018-07-18
$1,001
Sponsorship of back to schoool bash
Cicero Voters Alliance The Larry Dominick Team
2018-08-08
$1,000
Donations
District 89 Education Foundation
2018-09-06
$1,000
Sponsorships
Al Forst
2018-08-01
$1,000
Rent
Al Forst
2018-09-01
$1,000
Rent
I.U.O.E. Local 399 Political Education Fund
2018-08-08
$1,000
Donations
The Answer, Inc
2018-08-07
$1,000
Ad books
Village of Maywood
2018-07-13
$1,000
Donations
We Will
2018-09-13
$1,000
Sponsorships
Arrowhead General Insurance
2018-09-10
$814
Insurance
Symone's Catering
2018-08-08
$625
Food
American Coach Limosine
2018-07-16
$588
Transportation to brookfield zoo for seniors
NGP Van, Inc.
2018-07-09
$544
Robo calls for property tax appeal workshop
NGP Van, Inc.
2018-07-11
$542
Robo calls for property tax appeals workshop
Andrea Garcia LLC
2018-08-07
$500
Consulting
Andrea Garcia LLC
2018-09-05
$500
Consulting
Canaan AME Church
2018-08-08
$500
Donations
Freedom Baptist Church
2018-07-28
$500
Donations
Larry's Boy's School
2018-07-28
$500
Donations
Proviso East High School Band
2018-07-28
$500
Donations
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