Butler's committee spent the most on lodging in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,362) going to Hyatt Place in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Butler's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Lodging
$2,362
18.8%
December contract
$2,250
17.9%
Contract october
$1,250
9.9%
November contract
$1,250
9.9%
October contract
$1,000
8%
Contract november
$1,000
8%
Drinks fundraiser
$863
6.9%
T-shirts
$612
4.9%
Event mailing
$376
3%
Mailing
$341
2.7%
Supplies
$297
2.4%
Food fundraiser
$281
2.2%
Tip fundraiser
$200
1.6%
Donations
$200
1.6%
Field work
$158
1.3%
Reimbursement intern meeting
$131
1%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Newberg Group
2017-10-05
$1,250
Contract october
The Newberg Group
2017-11-05
$1,250
November contract
The Newberg Group
2017-12-05
$1,250
December contract
Matt Butcher
2017-10-04
$1,000
October contract
Matt Butcher
2017-11-02
$1,000
Contract november
Matt Butcher
2017-12-05
$1,000
December contract
Spirited Republic
2017-12-07
$863
Drinks fundraiser
Hyatt Place
2017-11-06
$698
Lodging
Star Graphics
2017-10-12
$612
T-shirts
Hyatt Place
2017-12-29
$391
Lodging
The Newberg Group
2017-11-28
$376
Event mailing
Hyatt Place
2017-11-17
$358
Lodging
Modern Mailing
2017-11-07
$341
Mailing
Hyatt Place
2017-10-12
$331
Lodging
Hyatt Place
2017-10-02
$322
Lodging
The Newberg Group
2017-12-22
$297
Supplies
Nuthatch Hill BBQ Co.
2017-12-15
$281
Food fundraiser
Hyatt Place
2017-12-18
$260
Lodging
Spirited Republic
2017-12-07
$200
Tip fundraiser
Springfield YMCA
2017-11-13
$200
Donations
Matt Butcher
2017-12-05
$131
Reimbursement intern meeting
Kaelan Smith
2017-11-28
$100
Field work
Kaelan Smith
2017-11-07
$58
Field work
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