Bennett's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,250) going to The Newberg Group in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bennett's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$1,250
17%
Consulting-dec.
$1,250
17%
Consulting-nov.
$1,250
17%
Fund raising (food)
$915
12.5%
Campaign cards
$750
10.2%
Computer new
$456
6.2%
Cell phones
$453
6.2%
Fundraising expenses
$285
3.9%
Postage
$188
2.6%
Parade supplies
$174
2.4%
Internet access
$161
2.2%
Mailing fee inv #248
$112
1.5%
Mailing fee
$80
1.1%
Sign supplies
$19
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2016-10-13
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2016-12-09
$1,250
Consulting-dec.
The Newberg Group
2016-11-16
$1,250
Consulting-nov.
Adam Elder
2016-10-25
$915
Fund raising (food)
Xpress Professional Services, Inc.
2016-10-25
$750
Campaign cards
Y Z Tek
2016-12-15
$456
Computer new
The Newberg Group
2016-10-13
$285
Fundraising expenses
Usps
2016-10-25
$188
Postage
Big R Stores
2016-11-29
$174
Parade supplies
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-12-15
$166
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-10-25
$151
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2016-11-10
$136
Cell phones
The Newberg Group
2016-12-09
$112
Mailing fee inv #248
The Newberg Group
2016-11-16
$80
Mailing fee
Frontier Communications
2016-10-25
$80
Internet access
Frontier Communications
2016-12-02
$80
Internet access
Big R Stores
2016-11-10
$19
Sign supplies