Houston's committee spent the most on political meal - j.m. & c. houston/g. & s. taylor in the quarter, with all those payments ($341) going to Nick & Nino's Steakhouse in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Houston's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Political meal - j.m. & c. houston/g. & s. taylor
$341
16.8%
Politcal meal - j.m. houston/mike & missy buscher at ill. municipal league mtg.
$311
15.3%
Political meal - j.m. & c. houston/r. & d. omer
$273
13.4%
Senior resident assessment and dues
$271
13.3%
Sponsorship - annual fundraiser
$250
12.3%
Lodging - j.m. & c. houston attending ill. municipal league in chicago
$204
10%
2017 trailblazer award dinner - 2 tickets j.m. & c. houston
$200
9.9%
Political meals - jm houston/j. langfelder/j.zerkel/d. schluter
$104
5.1%
Three days parking @ $25 per day
$75
3.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Nick & Nino's Steakhouse
2017-12-15
$341
Political meal - j.m. & c. houston/g. & s. taylor
Catch Thirty-Five
2017-11-14
$311
Politcal meal - j.m. houston/mike & missy buscher at ill. municipal league mtg.
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant
2017-10-05
$273
Political meal - j.m. & c. houston/r. & d. omer
Sangamo Club
2017-10-05
$271
Senior resident assessment and dues
Hoogland Center for the Arts
2017-10-05
$250
Sponsorship - annual fundraiser
Hilton Chicago
2017-10-05
$204
Lodging - j.m. & c. houston attending ill. municipal league in chicago
Abraham Lincoln Council - Boy Scouts of America
2017-10-05
$200
2017 trailblazer award dinner - 2 tickets j.m. & c. houston
Sangamo Club
2017-11-15
$104
Political meals - jm houston/j. langfelder/j.zerkel/d. schluter
Hilton Chicago
2017-11-14
$75
Three days parking @ $25 per day