Link's committee spent the most on candidate lodging in the quarter, with 67.5% of this total ($3,286) going to Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown in Philadelphia. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Link's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Candidate lodging
$4,866
23.2%
Consulting
$3,000
14.3%
Staff salaries
$1,836
8.8%
Car lease payment
$1,414
6.8%
Sponsorships
$1,250
6%
Storage
$1,224
5.8%
Insurance springfield vehicle
$923
4.4%
Donations
$825
3.9%
Cell phones
$815
3.9%
Air fare - candidate
$715
3.4%
Signs
$575
2.7%
Bank charges
$547
2.6%
Gasoline
$486
2.3%
Telephones
$471
2.3%
Meals
$468
2.2%
Candy for parades
$427
2%
Utilities
$279
1.3%
Postage
$260
1.2%
Checks
$211
1%
County fair
$197
0.9%
Parking
$164
0.8%
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
Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown
2016-07-20
$3,229
Candidate lodging
Peter Wolff
2016-09-09
$1,296
Staff salaries
Claire Lindberg
2016-09-01
$1,000
Consulting
Claire Lindberg
2016-07-01
$1,000
Consulting
Claire Lindberg
2016-08-01
$1,000
Consulting
GM Financial
2016-07-01
$958
Car lease payment
Hyatt Hotels
2016-09-15
$680
Candidate lodging
A B Compuprint
2016-09-12
$575
Signs
Lindy Mika
2016-09-16
$540
Staff salaries
State Farm Insurance
2016-07-02
$520
Insurance springfield vehicle
Black Chamber of Commerce of Lake County
2016-08-11
$500
Sponsorships
Vernon Hills Park District
2016-08-11
$500
Sponsorships
GM Financial
2016-09-14
$456
Car lease payment
United Airlines
2016-09-09
$424
Air fare - candidate
Sprint Cellular
2016-07-14
$421
Cell phones
First Midwest Bancorp, INC
2016-09-01
$408
Bank charges
State Farm Insurance
2016-09-14
$403
Insurance springfield vehicle
Sprint Cellular
2016-09-01
$394
Cell phones
Costco
2016-07-02
$341
Candy for parades
Woodland Acres
2016-09-01
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2016-07-01
$300
Candidate lodging
Woodland Acres
2016-08-01
$300
Candidate lodging
United Airlines
2016-08-29
$291
Air fare - candidate
City of Park City
2016-09-22
$250
Sponsorships
Cool Food Pantry
2016-07-13
$250
Donations
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