Rutherford's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,602) going to Debra S. Fornero in Pontiac. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rutherford's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$9,602
49.9%
Consulting
$3,000
15.6%
Taxes - federal
$2,875
14.9%
Postage
$1,007
5.2%
Website expenses
$670
3.5%
State taxes
$601
3.1%
Volunteer education
$450
2.3%
Office refreshments
$405
2.1%
Office supplies
$370
1.9%
Mileage: mar/june/sept
$228
1.2%
Domain renewal
$30
0.2%
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
Debra S. Fornero
2018-10-15
$1,600
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2018-10-30
$1,600
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2018-11-15
$1,600
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2018-12-13
$1,600
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2018-12-27
$1,600
Payroll
Debra S. Fornero
2018-11-29
$1,600
Payroll
The Newberg Group
2018-10-01
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-11-01
$1,000
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-12-01
$1,000
Consulting
Usps
2018-12-28
$1,000
Postage
Internal Revenue Service
2018-10-15
$958
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2018-12-17
$958
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service
2018-11-15
$958
Taxes - federal
Commonman Innovative Technologies
2018-12-21
$440
Website expenses
GoDaddy.com
2018-12-18
$230
Website expenses
Dan Rutherford
2018-11-06
$228
Mileage: mar/june/sept
Office Max/Depot
2018-12-11
$208
Office supplies
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-10-15
$200
State taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-11-15
$200
State taxes
Illinois Department of Revenue
2018-12-17
$200
State taxes
Printing Craftsmen
2018-12-10
$162
Office supplies
ZunZun Educational Services
2018-10-19
$150
Volunteer education
ZunZun Educational Services
2018-11-15
$150
Volunteer education
ZunZun Educational Services
2018-12-15
$150
Volunteer education
Trainor BP
2018-11-24
$61
Office refreshments