Butler's committee spent the most on contract in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Matt Butcher in Rochester. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Butler's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contract
$3,000
23.2%
Contract july
$1,250
9.7%
Contract august
$1,250
9.7%
Contract september
$1,250
9.7%
Sponsorships
$905
7%
Campaign meeting
$680
5.3%
Tip bartender fundraiser
$650
5%
Event mailing
$606
4.7%
Music for event
$600
4.6%
Lodging
$520
4%
Donations
$500
3.9%
Food and drink for event
$330
2.6%
Parade supplies
$282
2.2%
Promotional items
$278
2.2%
Food for meeting
$200
1.6%
Ads
$200
1.6%
Food and drink
$194
1.5%
Event supplies
$147
1.1%
Reimbursement burner phone
$76
0.6%
Meetings
$5
< 0.1%
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
The Newberg Group
2017-07-05
$1,250
Contract july
The Newberg Group
2017-08-07
$1,250
Contract august
The Newberg Group
2017-09-05
$1,250
Contract september
Matt Butcher
2017-07-01
$1,000
Contract
Matt Butcher
2017-08-01
$1,000
Contract
Matt Butcher
2017-09-05
$1,000
Contract
American Harvest Eatery
2017-09-21
$680
Campaign meeting
Obed & Isaacs
2017-09-25
$650
Tip bartender fundraiser
Micah Walk
2017-09-25
$600
Music for event
Crime Stoppers of Sang-Menard Co.
2017-07-14
$500
Donations
Logan County Fair
2017-08-01
$500
Sponsorships
Menard County Fair Assoc
2017-08-30
$405
Sponsorships
The Exchange
2017-08-30
$330
Food and drink for event
The Newberg Group
2017-08-31
$330
Event mailing
The Newberg Group
2017-08-21
$278
Promotional items
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
2017-08-07
$276
Lodging
Kimpton Hotel Allegro
2017-07-24
$243
Lodging
Cozy Dog Drive Inn
2017-07-21
$200
Food for meeting
Facebook
2017-08-01
$200
Ads
Kimpton Hotel Allegro
2017-07-24
$194
Food and drink
The Newberg Group
2017-08-10
$156
Event mailing
Sam's Club
2017-09-15
$150
Parade supplies
The Newberg Group
2017-09-07
$147
Event supplies
Sam's Club
2017-08-10
$132
Parade supplies
The Newberg Group
2017-08-21
$120
Event mailing
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