Hays's committee spent the most on campaign contributions in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,000) going to Citizens to elect Mike Marron in Danville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hays's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign contributions
$10,000
38.1%
Campaign conribution
$10,000
38.1%
130 tshirts
$1,205
4.6%
Mileage reimbursement
$1,006
3.8%
Sponsorships
$1,000
3.8%
Edgar fellows donation
$500
1.9%
Lodging/parking gop legislative event
$449
1.7%
Cell phone bill
$385
1.5%
Holiday staff gifts
$375
1.4%
Verm heritage edu/rocky horror
$300
1.1%
Contract copier
$300
1.1%
Holiday cards for staff
$219
0.8%
Veterans event entertainment
$200
0.8%
Event entertainment
$150
0.6%
Membership dues
$150
0.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Citizens to elect Mike Marron
2017-12-14
$10,000
Campaign contributions
Friends of Gordy Hulten
2017-12-14
$10,000
Campaign conribution
Peter Blackmon
2017-10-27
$1,205
130 tshirts
Danville Symphony Orchestra
2017-10-05
$1,000
Sponsorships
U of I Edgar Fellows Program
2017-12-01
$500
Edgar fellows donation
Hilton Chicago
2017-12-08
$449
Lodging/parking gop legislative event
Vermilion Advantage, NFP (2008)
2017-12-15
$375
Holiday staff gifts
Chad D. Hays
2017-12-14
$321
Mileage reimbursement
Dacc-aa
2017-10-12
$300
Verm heritage edu/rocky horror
DTI Office Solutions
2017-10-05
$300
Contract copier
Chad D. Hays
2017-11-14
$273
Mileage reimbursement
Chad D. Hays
2017-10-17
$256
Mileage reimbursement
Walgreens
2017-12-15
$219
Holiday cards for staff
Tom Grassman
2017-11-11
$200
Veterans event entertainment
Chad D. Hays
2017-10-05
$155
Mileage reimbursement
Tom Grassman
2017-10-24
$150
Event entertainment
Vermilion Advantage, NFP (2008)
2017-12-14
$150
Membership dues
Verizon Wireless
2017-10-11
$135
Cell phone bill
Verizon Wireless
2017-11-14
$129
Cell phone bill
Verizon Wireless
2017-12-14
$120
Cell phone bill
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