Garcia's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 78.7% of this total ($1,850) going to Fernando Cendejas in Cicero. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Garcia's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$2,350
27.7%
Utilities
$1,061
12.5%
Donations
$1,050
12.4%
Voter database
$1,020
12%
Event expenses
$834
9.9%
Catering
$833
9.8%
Phone bill
$607
7.2%
Email
$330
3.9%
Air fare
$225
2.7%
Meals
$158
1.9%
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
Fernando Cendejas
2016-10-24
$1,500
Consulting
Ngp-van
2016-10-31
$1,020
Voter database
Javier Flores
2016-12-02
$500
Consulting
Illinois Transplant Fund
2016-11-22
$500
Donations
Sam's Club
2016-12-19
$469
Event expenses
Hilda Kitchen, Inc.
2016-10-13
$365
Catering
Fernando Cendejas
2016-12-16
$350
Consulting
ComEd
2016-12-06
$322
Utilities
Boy Scouts of America
2016-12-30
$300
Donations
St. Ann Parish
2016-10-04
$250
Donations
Fogata Village
2016-12-29
$248
Catering
Sam's Club
2016-12-22
$234
Event expenses
Southwest Airlines
2016-10-21
$225
Air fare
Hilda Kitchen, Inc.
2016-10-12
$220
Catering
Verizon Wireless
2016-11-10
$208
Phone bill
Verizon Wireless
2016-10-13
$199
Phone bill
Verizon Wireless
2016-12-12
$199
Phone bill
Mailchimp
2016-11-01
$165
Email
Mailchimp
2016-12-01
$165
Email
At&t
2016-11-18
$159
Utilities
Lalo's Mexican Restaurant
2016-12-23
$158
Meals
At&t
2016-12-20
$130
Utilities
Sam's Club
2016-12-22
$130
Event expenses
ComEd
2016-12-06
$105
Utilities
At&t
2016-10-19
$100
Utilities
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