Willis's committee spent the most on campaign polling in the quarter, with all those payments ($11,000) going to Tulchin Research in San Francisco. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Willis's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign polling
$11,000
21.6%
Campaign work
$10,865
21.3%
Postage of mailers
$8,609
16.9%
Campaign literature
$5,131
10.1%
Postage for campaign endorsement letters
$3,995
7.8%
Apartment rent
$1,695
3.3%
Car loan (3 months)
$1,483
2.9%
Table sponsor for conference
$1,000
2%
Contributions
$999
2%
Campaign lilterature
$780
1.5%
Donation to key club
$500
1%
Sponsorships
$500
1%
Chrstmas bonus
$500
1%
Thank you dinner for campaign staff
$401
0.8%
Ad for the rose paper
$400
0.8%
Letter folder for campaign office
$320
0.6%
Wolves pack ticket package for donations
$300
0.6%
School book donation
$300
0.6%
Pizza, pasta and salad for election night
$263
0.5%
Internet for campaign office
$250
0.5%
Supplies
$222
0.4%
Peanuts
$200
0.4%
Dues and peanut donation
$200
0.4%
Coffee and donuts for campaign office
$191
0.4%
Subscription renewal
$181
0.4%
Dues and peanuts
$175
0.3%
Snacks and water for campaign office
$164
0.3%
Lunch account
$140
0.3%
Pizza for campaign workers
$94
0.2%
Charity ball ticket
$90
0.2%
Paper for campaign office
$43
< 0.1%
Coffee for campaign office
$19
< 0.1%
Postage for letter folder
$16
< 0.1%
Bagels
$5
< 0.1%
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
Tulchin Research
2016-10-31
$11,000
Campaign polling
US Postmaster
2016-10-27
$4,304
Postage of mailers
US Postmaster
2016-10-13
$4,304
Postage of mailers
Gloria Orozco
2016-12-02
$3,200
Campaign work
US Postal Service
2016-10-25
$2,585
Postage for campaign endorsement letters
Gloria Orozco
2016-12-02
$2,500
Campaign work
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-10-20
$2,305
Campaign literature
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-10-12
$2,305
Campaign literature
Gloria Orozco
2016-10-26
$1,900
Campaign work
Ford Credit
2016-11-30
$1,483
Car loan (3 months)
US Postal Service
2016-10-25
$1,410
Postage for campaign endorsement letters
Gloria Orozco
2016-11-28
$1,150
Campaign work
Illcf
2016-11-22
$1,000
Table sponsor for conference
Michael LaGioia
2016-11-22
$1,000
Campaign work
Friends of Cynthia Borbas
2016-11-09
$999
Contributions
Breaker Press Co. Inc.
2016-11-04
$780
Campaign lilterature
Springfield Rentals
2016-10-07
$565
Apartment rent
Springfield Rentals
2016-11-07
$565
Apartment rent
Springfield Rentals
2016-11-23
$565
Apartment rent
Breaker Press Co. Inc.
2016-11-04
$520
Campaign literature
Addison Trail High School
2016-11-01
$500
Donation to key club
Mayors Ball
2016-10-24
$500
Sponsorships
Gloria Orozco
2016-12-22
$500
Chrstmas bonus
Alex Stiger
2016-11-21
$415
Campaign work
Tom's Steakhouse
2016-11-30
$401
Thank you dinner for campaign staff
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