Bush's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with all those payments ($256,136) going to Snyder Pickerell Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bush's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$256,136
65.9%
Staff salary
$60,701
15.6%
Payroll taxes
$32,236
8.3%
Bonus
$10,000
2.6%
Campaign work
$6,803
1.8%
Printing
$4,312
1.1%
Rent
$3,978
1%
Office supplies
$2,911
0.8%
Utilities
$1,627
0.4%
Internet/web expenses
$1,383
0.4%
Election night event
$1,247
0.3%
Lodging
$1,186
0.3%
Service charge
$901
0.2%
Donations
$800
0.2%
Travel
$715
0.2%
Payroll fee
$695
0.2%
Database services
$630
0.2%
Mobile wifi
$600
0.2%
Credit card fees
$357
< 0.1%
Volunteer expenses
$327
< 0.1%
Meals
$247
< 0.1%
Postage
$221
< 0.1%
Supplies
$216
< 0.1%
Fundraising expenses
$213
< 0.1%
Rental fee
$199
< 0.1%
Office cleaning
$165
< 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
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-10-07
$65,034
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-10-12
$65,034
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-10-31
$65,034
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-10-21
$40,000
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-10-24
$21,034
Media
Nickolas Meyer
2016-11-29
$10,416
Staff salary
United States Treasury
2016-11-29
$10,021
Payroll taxes
Sarah M Shadnia
2016-11-17
$10,000
Bonus
Lisa Koerner
2016-11-29
$7,304
Staff salary
Social Security Administration
2016-11-29
$5,171
Payroll taxes
Lisa Koerner
2016-12-20
$2,494
Staff salary
Edward Gallagher
2016-12-07
$2,134
Staff salary
Samuel Cruz
2016-11-29
$2,092
Staff salary
Joshua May
2016-11-29
$1,978
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-10-17
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-10-28
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-11-15
$1,932
Staff salary
Social Security Administration
2016-11-15
$1,716
Payroll taxes
Minuteman Press
2016-11-16
$1,574
Printing
Minuteman Press
2016-11-01
$1,540
Printing
Illinois Department of Revenue
2016-11-29
$1,529
Payroll taxes
Chelsey Rice-Davis
2016-11-29
$1,445
Staff salary
Joshua Wolff
2016-11-29
$1,402
Staff salary
Nage One, LLC
2016-10-11
$1,326
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2016-11-15
$1,326
Rent
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