Durkin's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 67.7% of this total ($22,500) going to David Walsh in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Durkin's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$33,252
36.5%
Fundraisers
$15,000
16.4%
Fundraiser dinner
$12,689
13.9%
Return donation
$5,000
5.5%
Printing
$2,844
3.1%
Donation - event sponsor
$2,700
3%
Rent
$2,625
2.9%
Campaign vehicle
$2,594
2.8%
Food for staff
$1,985
2.2%
Fundraising dinner
$1,709
1.9%
Lodging-ncsl
$1,240
1.4%
Car repair
$1,206
1.3%
Charitable donation
$1,000
1.1%
Returned contributions
$1,000
1.1%
Office supplies
$784
0.9%
Donations
$750
0.8%
Cell phones
$640
0.7%
Intern
$540
0.6%
Gift card
$519
0.6%
Insurance
$482
0.5%
Utility
$445
0.5%
Car
$374
0.4%
Flowers
$357
0.4%
Food for meeting
$335
0.4%
Event cost
$320
0.4%
Postage
$245
0.3%
Lodging
$218
0.2%
Donation-event sponsor
$200
0.2%
Bank charge
$154
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Vie
2017-08-23
$12,337
Fundraiser dinner
Peninsula Hotel
2017-09-14
$10,000
Fundraisers
David Walsh
2017-07-15
$7,500
Consulting
David Walsh
2017-08-15
$7,500
Consulting
David Walsh
2017-09-15
$7,500
Consulting
Peninsula Hotel
2017-07-20
$5,000
Fundraisers
John Rowe
2017-09-26
$5,000
Return donation
David Krahn
2017-07-01
$2,000
Consulting
David Krahn
2017-07-31
$2,000
Consulting
David Krahn
2017-09-01
$2,000
Consulting
Community Nurse Health Association
2017-09-24
$1,750
Donation - event sponsor
Orange Marketing Group
2017-09-14
$1,531
Printing
Marriott-Boston
2017-08-06
$1,240
Lodging-ncsl
Fullers Service Center
2017-08-19
$1,206
Car repair
Illinois American Water Co PAC
2017-09-30
$1,000
Returned contributions
Orange Marketing Group
2017-08-08
$938
Printing
Lincoln Square Apartments
2017-07-07
$875
Rent
Lincoln Square Apartments
2017-08-05
$875
Rent
Lincoln Square Apartments
2017-09-05
$875
Rent
Lincoln Auto Financial Services
2017-07-11
$864
Campaign vehicle
Lincoln Auto Financial Services
2017-08-08
$864
Campaign vehicle
Lincoln Auto Financial Services
2017-09-14
$864
Campaign vehicle
City Club of Chicago
2017-07-14
$750
Donations
Saputo's Restaurant
2017-08-29
$705
Food for staff
Bavettes Bar
2017-09-27
$668
Fundraising dinner
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