Welter's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Winning Systems in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Welter's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,000
20.9%
Fund raising -food and hall rental
$2,500
17.4%
Headquarters rent
$2,275
15.8%
Fund raising - food and hall rental
$1,546
10.7%
Principal payment, welter
$1,450
10.1%
Staff salaries
$1,180
8.2%
T-shirts
$750
5.2%
Donations
$550
3.8%
Fund raising (food)
$359
2.5%
Campaign staff
$300
2.1%
Dues
$275
1.9%
Promotional items
$203
1.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Montage
2017-11-09
$2,500
Fund raising -food and hall rental
Winning Systems
2017-10-27
$2,000
Consulting
Rich Larsen
2017-12-11
$1,625
Headquarters rent
Maria's Ristorante & Pizzeria
2017-11-21
$1,396
Fund raising - food and hall rental
Winning Systems
2017-12-08
$1,000
Consulting
Linc Strategy
2017-11-15
$750
T-shirts
Ashley Welter
2017-11-20
$600
Principal payment, welter
Heather Bailey
2017-11-27
$590
Staff salaries
Drew Koester
2017-11-27
$590
Staff salaries
David Welter
2017-11-29
$400
Principal payment, welter
Big Fish Grille
2017-12-22
$359
Fund raising (food)
Rich Larsen
2017-12-11
$325
Headquarters rent
Rich Larsen
2017-10-12
$325
Headquarters rent
Joliet YMCA
2017-11-30
$300
Donations
Grundy County Chamber of Commerce
2017-11-22
$265
Dues
Cusd 308
2017-12-15
$250
Donations
Kccdd
2017-11-24
$203
Promotional items
Armann Straughter
2017-11-13
$200
Campaign staff
David Welter
2017-11-20
$200
Principal payment, welter
David Welter
2017-11-29
$200
Principal payment, welter
Montage
2017-10-19
$150
Fund raising - food and hall rental
Armann Straughter
2017-12-01
$100
Campaign staff
David Welter
2017-11-29
$50
Principal payment, welter
Grundy County Chamber of Commerce
2017-10-06
$10
Dues