Bender's committee spent the most on refunds in the quarter, with 2.1% of this total ($900) going to Robert Balanoff in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bender's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Refunds
$42,300
31.5%
Donations
$40,000
29.8%
Printing
$11,160
8.3%
Television advertising
$10,000
7.4%
Consulting
$10,000
7.4%
Accounting fees
$7,800
5.8%
Website expenses
$7,587
5.7%
Newspaper advertising
$3,855
2.9%
Bank charges
$755
0.6%
Promotional items
$450
0.3%
Supplies
$382
0.3%
Name badges for event
$96
< 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
Cook County Democratic Party
2016-10-05
$40,000
Donations
Comcast Spotlight
2016-11-01
$10,000
Television advertising
P2 Consulting
2016-10-21
$10,000
Consulting
Chi-Town Printing
2016-10-07
$9,520
Printing
David Gulbransen
2016-10-31
$7,587
Website expenses
Warady & Davis LLP
2016-11-28
$4,030
Accounting fees
Warady & Davis LLP
2016-10-24
$3,770
Accounting fees
Chi-Town Printing
2016-11-03
$1,640
Printing
Chicago Defender Publishing CO.
2016-10-31
$1,540
Newspaper advertising
Windy City Times
2016-10-31
$1,420
Newspaper advertising
Robert Balanoff
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Steven J. Bernstein
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Robert Bertucci
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Kathleen Marie Burke
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Charles P. Burns
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Jeanne R. Cleveland-Bernstein
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Bonita Coleman
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Ann F. Collins
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Joy V. Cunningham
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Paula M. Daleo
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Laurence Dunford
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Denise K. Filan
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Nicholas Ford
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Daniel J. Gallagher
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
Vincent Michael Gaughan
2016-12-22
$900
Refunds
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