Ammons's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with 77.8% of this total ($6,300) going to Michelle Jett in Champaign. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ammons's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$8,100
32.1%
Consulting
$2,590
10.3%
Sponsorships
$2,250
8.9%
Printing
$1,472
5.8%
Transportation
$1,277
5.1%
Contractual expenses
$1,249
5%
Mileage expenses
$1,134
4.5%
Newspaper advertising
$1,116
4.4%
Computer software
$1,074
4.3%
Candidate lodging
$1,065
4.2%
Graphic design
$1,000
4%
Radio advertising
$650
2.6%
Food
$500
2%
Bank charges
$399
1.6%
Donations
$350
1.4%
Hall rental for raising funds
$340
1.4%
Photography
$275
1.1%
Cell phones
$210
0.8%
Car rental
$156
0.6%
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
Clark Solutions
2016-10-26
$2,590
Consulting
Michelle Jett
2016-12-16
$2,400
Payroll
Jericho MB Church
2016-10-04
$2,000
Sponsorships
Minuteman Press
2016-11-09
$1,472
Printing
Michelle Jett
2016-10-24
$1,300
Payroll
Michelle Jett
2016-12-22
$1,300
Payroll
Michelle Jett
2016-11-22
$1,300
Payroll
Wayne Williams
2016-11-02
$1,134
Mileage expenses
Carlton Bruett Design ACB Design and Illustration
2016-10-21
$1,000
Graphic design
Wayne Williams
2016-12-17
$1,000
Payroll
News-Gazette
2016-12-29
$766
Newspaper advertising
Delta
2016-10-28
$699
Transportation
Ritz- Carlton
2016-12-04
$697
Candidate lodging
Neuhoff Media Decatur - Hot 105.5
2016-11-14
$650
Radio advertising
Jasmine Hyatt
2016-12-14
$500
Payroll
Wood N Hog
2016-11-22
$500
Food
Ngp Van
2016-10-02
$450
Computer software
Ngp Van
2016-12-28
$400
Computer software
Actblue
2016-12-15
$394
Bank charges
Jill Clements
2016-11-01
$385
Contractual expenses
Linda Turnbull
2016-10-13
$360
Contractual expenses
Linda Turnbull
2016-10-05
$360
Contractual expenses
Nbcsl
2016-11-30
$350
Donations
News-Gazette
2016-11-04
$350
Newspaper advertising
Hawthorne Suites
2016-10-02
$340
Hall rental for raising funds