Morgan's committee spent the most on campaign lit. in the quarter, with all those payments ($37,103) going to The Strategy Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Morgan's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign lit.
$37,103
27.4%
Campaign literature
$23,019
17%
Campaign materials
$22,219
16.4%
Services
$11,846
8.8%
Campaign lit
$11,109
8.2%
Employee salary
$9,047
6.7%
Employee tax withholdings
$5,627
4.2%
Campaign consulting
$4,094
3%
Uncategorized expenses
$2,081
1.5%
Rent
$1,640
1.2%
Yard signs
$1,431
1.1%
Servies
$1,275
0.9%
Staff party
$1,000
0.7%
Campaign software
$750
0.6%
Fundraising fee
$516
0.4%
Printing
$450
0.3%
Website services
$363
0.3%
Bank charges
$350
0.3%
Campaign communication
$302
0.2%
Phone & internet service for campaign office
$298
0.2%
Campaign food & drink
$290
0.2%
Office supplies
$164
0.1%
Gusto payroll service fee
$135
0.1%
Food for campaign meeting
$132
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
The Strategy Group
2018-10-01
$11,184
Campaign lit.
The Strategy Group
2018-10-01
$11,109
Campaign literature
The Strategy Group
2018-10-04
$11,109
Campaign lit.
The Strategy Group
2018-10-04
$11,109
Campaign lit
The Strategy Group
2018-10-05
$11,109
Campaign literature
The Strategy Group
2018-10-15
$11,109
Campaign lit.
The Strategy Group
2018-10-15
$11,109
Campaign materials
The Strategy Group
2018-10-15
$11,109
Campaign materials
Loren McGowan
2018-11-20
$3,830
Services
The Strategy Group
2018-10-15
$3,700
Campaign lit.
Loren McGowan
2018-11-14
$3,270
Services
Joshua May
2018-12-19
$2,937
Employee salary
Gusto Payroll Service
2018-11-14
$2,112
Employee tax withholdings
New Chicago Consulting
2018-10-24
$2,081
Uncategorized expenses
New Chicago Consulting
2018-11-26
$2,060
Campaign consulting
New Chicago Consulting
2018-12-24
$2,033
Campaign consulting
Elan Schwartz
2018-11-11
$1,494
Services
Minuteman Press
2018-10-16
$1,431
Yard signs
Allie McRaith
2018-10-30
$1,352
Employee salary
Allie McRaith
2018-11-14
$1,352
Employee salary
Allie McRaith
2018-10-02
$1,352
Employee salary
Allie McRaith
2018-10-16
$1,352
Employee salary
Loren McGowan
2018-11-11
$1,275
Servies
Gusto Payroll Service
2018-12-19
$1,243
Employee tax withholdings
Imperial Realty Company
2018-10-01
$1,200
Rent