Fowler's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,985) going to Ed & Andy Rentals in Harrisburg. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fowler's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$3,985
33.3%
Campaign staff
$1,500
12.5%
Printing & mailing
$948
7.9%
Postage
$490
4.1%
Shirts
$467
3.9%
Campaign work
$460
3.8%
Cell phones
$384
3.2%
Food for event
$379
3.2%
Supplies
$346
2.9%
Storage
$300
2.5%
Sponsorships
$300
2.5%
Event supplies
$298
2.5%
Parade candy
$289
2.4%
Meals
$277
2.3%
Gasoline
$204
1.7%
Subscriptions
$200
1.7%
Party - staff
$200
1.7%
Donations
$163
1.4%
Office equipment
$162
1.4%
Equipment rental
$160
1.3%
Fund raising - supplies
$155
1.3%
Fund raising (food)
$122
1%
Post office box
$88
0.7%
Office supplies
$58
0.5%
Food
$35
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Ed & Andy Rentals
2017-11-01
$3,321
Rent
Adlexx
2017-10-02
$948
Printing & mailing
Ed & Andy Rentals
2017-12-01
$664
Rent
Ryan Dennison
2017-10-04
$500
Campaign staff
Ryan Dennison
2017-10-31
$500
Campaign staff
Ryan Dennison
2017-12-01
$500
Campaign staff
Usps
2017-11-03
$490
Postage
All Stars 'n Stitches
2017-10-20
$467
Shirts
Affordable Self Storage
2017-10-02
$300
Storage
Hospice of Southern Illinois
2017-10-13
$300
Sponsorships
The Red Onion
2017-12-13
$277
Meals
Bradley Marks
2017-10-10
$250
Campaign work
Walmart
2017-11-03
$244
Supplies
Verizon Wireless
2017-11-18
$233
Cell phones
Walmart
2017-10-13
$218
Food for event
Daniel Hooven
2017-11-20
$210
Campaign work
Walmart
2017-10-09
$201
Event supplies
The Daily Republican
2017-12-18
$200
Subscriptions
The Gin Mill
2017-11-20
$200
Party - staff
Phoenix Cycles, Inc.
2017-11-09
$163
Donations
Big Lots
2017-11-29
$162
Office equipment
Maier's Tidy Bowl, Inc.
2017-10-03
$160
Equipment rental
Sam's Club
2017-10-20
$159
Parade candy
Verizon Wireless
2017-12-13
$151
Cell phones
Sam's Club
2017-12-11
$125
Food for event
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