Bender's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($18,618) going to Paramount Events in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bender's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$18,618
49.2%
Donations
$8,000
21.1%
Printing and mailing
$3,765
9.9%
Hall rental for raising funds
$3,340
8.8%
Ad books
$1,100
2.9%
Securty deposit hall rental
$1,000
2.6%
Photography
$900
2.4%
Mailing database
$750
2%
Printing
$240
0.6%
Flowers
$165
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Paramount Events
2016-09-19
$8,521
Fund raising (food)
Paramount Events
2016-08-09
$8,521
Fund raising (food)
Plumbing Industry Political Action Committee
2016-08-19
$6,500
Donations
Breaker Press Co.
2016-09-08
$3,765
Printing and mailing
City of Chicago
2016-08-04
$3,340
Hall rental for raising funds
Paramount Events
2016-09-20
$1,576
Fund raising (food)
Chicago Federation of Labor
2016-08-17
$1,500
Donations
City of Chicago
2016-08-04
$1,000
Securty deposit hall rental
Carol Mosolygo
2016-08-22
$900
Photography
Ngp Van Inc.
2016-09-01
$750
Mailing database
Chicago Law Bulletin
2016-08-22
$600
Ad books
Chicago Federation of Labor
2016-08-17
$500
Ad books
Breaker Press Co.
2016-09-27
$240
Printing
P2 Consulting
2016-09-13
$165
Flowers