Ammons's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,515) 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
Staff salaries
$7,515
33.6%
Rent
$5,100
22.8%
Air fare - candidate
$2,325
10.4%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,745
7.8%
Graphic design
$1,000
4.5%
Printing
$943
4.2%
Computer services
$761
3.4%
Office equipment
$543
2.4%
Donations
$450
2%
Production media expenses
$425
1.9%
Fund raising (food)
$262
1.2%
Payroll
$228
1%
Fund raising entertainment
$200
0.9%
Photography
$200
0.9%
Cell phones
$174
0.8%
Food
$167
0.8%
Office supplies
$164
0.7%
Advertising
$149
0.7%
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
GT Hardwick
2017-11-09
$3,000
Rent
GT Hardwick
2017-12-18
$2,100
Rent
Michelle Jett
2017-12-28
$1,875
Staff salaries
Michelle Jett
2017-11-29
$1,875
Staff salaries
Michelle Jett
2017-10-27
$1,875
Staff salaries
Hawthorne Suites
2017-10-11
$1,745
Hall rental for raising funds
American Airlines
2017-10-18
$1,193
Air fare - candidate
American Airlines
2017-12-18
$1,131
Air fare - candidate
Carlton Bruett Design, LLC
2017-10-16
$1,000
Graphic design
Michelle Jett
2017-10-12
$1,000
Staff salaries
Minuteman Press
2017-10-08
$943
Printing
Michelle Jett
2017-12-12
$890
Staff salaries
amazon.com
2017-10-03
$543
Office equipment
Equality Illinois
2017-12-08
$450
Donations
Bill Thomas
2017-10-24
$425
Production media expenses
NationBuilder
2017-12-09
$299
Computer services
Cafe Moxo
2017-10-25
$262
Fund raising (food)
NationBuilder
2017-10-09
$231
Computer services
NationBuilder
2017-11-08
$231
Computer services
Linda Turnbull
2017-10-06
$228
Payroll
Phil Edwards
2017-10-06
$200
Fund raising entertainment
Ben Wendt
2017-10-10
$200
Photography
GFS Marketplace
2017-10-14
$167
Food
Walgreens
2017-11-10
$164
Office supplies
Sprint Wireless
2017-10-29
$87
Cell phones
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