Garcia's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 66.7% of this total ($10,000) going to Manuel Perez in Chicago. 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
$15,000
37.7%
Rent
$4,900
12.3%
Printing
$4,381
11%
Meals
$2,001
5%
Donations
$1,997
5%
Fund raising entertainment
$1,454
3.7%
Fund raising (food)
$1,250
3.1%
Utilities
$1,062
2.7%
Vote builder access
$1,000
2.5%
Catering
$980
2.5%
Fund raising - space rental
$915
2.3%
Equipment - maintenance
$779
2%
Supplies
$689
1.7%
Graphic design
$595
1.5%
Cell phones
$562
1.4%
Email
$495
1.2%
Air fare - candidate
$459
1.2%
Website expenses
$324
0.8%
Office supplies
$287
0.7%
Service fees
$282
0.7%
Insurance
$200
0.5%
Post office box
$166
0.4%
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
Manuel Perez
2017-11-30
$4,000
Consulting
Frank De La Torre
2017-10-10
$3,500
Rent
Manuel Perez
2017-10-07
$2,000
Consulting
Manuel Perez
2017-10-26
$2,000
Consulting
Manuel Perez
2017-11-08
$2,000
Consulting
SPD Press, Inc.
2017-10-06
$1,922
Printing
Mi Tierra Restaurant
2017-11-29
$1,746
Meals
Moody Tongue Brewing
2017-11-17
$1,454
Fund raising entertainment
Solazo on Randolph Inc.
2017-10-10
$1,250
Fund raising (food)
Democratic Party of Illinois
2017-10-05
$1,000
Vote builder access
Antonio Favela
2017-11-01
$1,000
Consulting
Antonio Favela
2017-10-01
$1,000
Consulting
SPD Press, Inc.
2017-12-08
$976
Printing
Moody Tongue Brewing
2017-11-06
$915
Fund raising - space rental
Bennan Business Solutions
2017-11-30
$779
Equipment - maintenance
Frank De La Torre
2017-11-01
$700
Rent
Frank De La Torre
2017-12-01
$700
Rent
ComEd
2017-10-11
$570
Utilities
Chato's Pasta House
2017-11-15
$500
Catering
Solazo on Randolph Inc.
2017-10-23
$480
Catering
SPD Press, Inc.
2017-12-06
$435
Printing
SPD Press, Inc.
2017-12-06
$435
Printing
SPD Press, Inc.
2017-12-06
$435
Printing
Sam's Club
2017-12-20
$344
Supplies
Sam's Club
2017-12-20
$344
Supplies
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