Morrison's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Samuel Solomon in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Morrison's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,000
20.8%
Holiday bonus
$1,830
12.7%
Computer software
$1,800
12.5%
Catering thank you
$800
5.5%
Postage
$763
5.3%
Printing/mailing
$676
4.7%
Event expenses
$643
4.5%
Donations
$575
4%
Printing
$535
3.7%
Capitol fax newsletter subscription
$500
3.5%
Event sponsor
$500
3.5%
Plumbing repairs in legislative office
$469
3.2%
Airfare to conference in washington dc
$360
2.5%
Donation to the rider ganschow support fund
$300
2.1%
Office supplies - folders, paper, envelopes, tape, coffee
$291
2%
Automobile rental at conference
$240
1.7%
Lodging for volunteers
$232
1.6%
Merchant fees
$232
1.6%
Printing of cards
$229
1.6%
Food and parking at conference
$195
1.4%
October cleaning of office
$90
0.6%
November 2017 office cleaning
$90
0.6%
December office cleaning
$90
0.6%
Bankcard merchant fees
$12
< 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
Samuel Solomon
2017-10-01
$3,000
Consulting
NGP Van, Inc
2017-11-06
$1,800
Computer software
Kindred Kitchen LLC
2017-12-03
$800
Catering thank you
Jones House Inc
2017-12-19
$676
Printing/mailing
Virginia Hotaling
2017-12-14
$580
Holiday bonus
Chi-Town Printing, Inc
2017-10-10
$535
Printing
Ahead of Our Time Publishing, Inc
2017-12-15
$500
Capitol fax newsletter subscription
Jo-An Sabonijian
2017-12-15
$500
Holiday bonus
Denelle Wilson
2017-12-20
$500
Holiday bonus
Roto-Rooter
2017-11-29
$469
Plumbing repairs in legislative office
Postmaster of Deerfield
2017-12-06
$390
Postage
American Airlines
2017-10-01
$360
Airfare to conference in washington dc
Kimberley Quin Ganschow
2017-10-17
$300
Donation to the rider ganschow support fund
Rotary Club of Deerfield
2017-10-01
$300
Event sponsor
Office Depot / Office Max
2017-11-17
$291
Office supplies - folders, paper, envelopes, tape, coffee
Postmaster of Deerfield
2017-11-30
$274
Postage
Curt's Cafe
2017-12-15
$250
Donations
Friends of Lake County Children Advocacy Center
2017-12-05
$250
Donations
Illinois Council against Handgun Violence
2017-11-16
$250
Event expenses
Kelly McKevitt
2017-12-20
$250
Holiday bonus
Fox Rent A Car
2017-10-01
$240
Automobile rental at conference
Marriott Courtyard
2017-10-08
$232
Lodging for volunteers
Sage Business Solutions
2017-10-02
$232
Merchant fees
Walgreens
2017-11-30
$229
Printing of cards
Northbrook/Glenview School Dist #30
2017-10-17
$200
Event sponsor
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