Brady's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 54.6% of this total ($12,000) going to DLE Consulting Group in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Brady's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$22,000
56.4%
Fundraiser food and beverage
$4,090
10.5%
Campaign vehicle repairs
$2,316
5.9%
Ncsl conference lodging
$1,698
4.4%
Lodging
$1,621
4.2%
Campaign finance software
$900
2.3%
Vehicle insurance
$822
2.1%
Meals for volunteers & supporters
$614
1.6%
Staff lodging
$564
1.5%
Rlcc lodging
$507
1.3%
Insurance
$500
1.3%
Accounting fees
$450
1.2%
Meals for supporters
$401
1%
Golf outing fees, food and beverage
$400
1%
Tech equipment
$340
0.9%
Credit card processing fees
$325
0.8%
Transportation
$267
0.7%
Flowers
$255
0.7%
Donations
$250
0.6%
Telephone expenses
$220
0.6%
Tech support
$216
0.6%
Email marketing
$205
0.5%
Parking
$28
< 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
BKZ Consulting, Inc.
2018-09-22
$10,000
Consulting
Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse
2018-09-04
$4,090
Fundraiser food and beverage
DLE Consulting Group
2018-08-07
$4,000
Consulting
DLE Consulting Group
2018-07-10
$4,000
Consulting
DLE Consulting Group
2018-09-04
$4,000
Consulting
Jw Marriott
2018-09-18
$1,698
Ncsl conference lodging
Auto Motion
2018-07-02
$1,229
Campaign vehicle repairs
Auto Motion
2018-09-18
$1,087
Campaign vehicle repairs
Aristotle International, Inc.
2018-09-04
$900
Campaign finance software
Selective Insurance Company
2018-09-18
$822
Vehicle insurance
Talbott Hotel
2018-07-26
$748
Lodging
Omni Lacosta
2018-09-18
$507
Rlcc lodging
U.S. Insurance Company of America
2018-07-26
$500
Insurance
Jane Torrance
2018-09-04
$450
Accounting fees
Union League Club of Chicago
2018-07-26
$427
Lodging
Bloomington Country Club
2018-09-04
$400
Golf outing fees, food and beverage
Apple Store
2018-09-18
$340
Tech equipment
Millennium Knickerbocker
2018-08-27
$323
Staff lodging
Union League Club of Chicago
2018-09-18
$276
Lodging
Bloomington Country Club
2018-09-18
$272
Meals for supporters
Project HOOD
2018-07-26
$250
Donations
Union League Club of Chicago
2018-09-04
$241
Staff lodging
Rosebud Steakhouse
2018-09-18
$228
Meals for volunteers & supporters
PC Guy LLC
2018-07-26
$174
Tech support
Talbott Hotel
2018-07-26
$168
Lodging
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