Brady's committee spent the most on loan repayment in the quarter, with all those payments ($100,001) going to Bill Brady in Bloomington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Brady's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Loan repayment
$100,001
63.2%
Consulting
$26,000
16.4%
Golf outing fees food and beverages
$8,047
5.1%
Holiday gifts
$3,656
2.3%
Staff gift cards
$3,125
2%
Candidate lodging
$2,253
1.4%
Campaign vehicle repairs
$1,626
1%
Printing and mailing
$1,461
0.9%
Fundraiser food and beverage
$1,421
0.9%
9/24 fundraiser food/beverage
$1,277
0.8%
Staff lodging
$1,085
0.7%
10/1 loan interest payment
$1,069
0.7%
Staff holiday party catering
$1,000
0.6%
Campaign finance software
$900
0.6%
Telephone expenses
$524
0.3%
Meals for supporters and volunteers
$495
0.3%
State fair event food and beverage
$460
0.3%
Fuel
$431
0.3%
Rlcc meals
$417
0.3%
Graphic design
$337
0.2%
Bank/wire fees
$336
0.2%
Flowers
$321
0.2%
Email marketing
$300
0.2%
Transportation
$282
0.2%
Lodging
$266
0.2%
In-house printing and postage
$255
0.2%
Conference lodging/meals
$233
0.2%
Tech support
$198
0.1%
Tickets for supporters
$182
0.1%
Meals for supporters
$92
< 0.1%
Holiday cards
$38
< 0.1%
Meetings
$37
< 0.1%
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
Bill Brady
2018-12-17
$100,001
Loan repayment
BKZ Consulting, Inc.
2018-11-23
$10,000
Consulting
Bloomington Country Club
2018-11-12
$8,047
Golf outing fees food and beverages
DLE Consulting Group
2018-12-03
$6,500
Consulting
DLE Consulting Group
2018-10-01
$4,000
Consulting
DLE Consulting Group
2018-11-12
$4,000
Consulting
Minonk Chocolate Factory
2018-12-19
$3,656
Holiday gifts
Target
2018-12-22
$3,125
Staff gift cards
The Newberg Group
2018-11-17
$1,500
Consulting
Modern Mailing and Printing Services, LLC
2018-12-22
$1,461
Printing and mailing
Busch Stadium
2018-10-30
$1,277
9/24 fundraiser food/beverage
Auto Motion
2018-10-03
$1,140
Campaign vehicle repairs
Bloomington Country Club
2018-11-17
$1,093
Fundraiser food and beverage
Bill Brady
2018-12-17
$1,069
10/1 loan interest payment
Cured Catering
2018-11-17
$1,000
Staff holiday party catering
Aristotle International, Inc.
2018-11-27
$900
Campaign finance software
Union League Club of Chicago
2018-11-12
$756
Candidate lodging
Union League Club of Chicago
2018-10-30
$678
Staff lodging
Union League Club of Chicago
2018-11-12
$634
Candidate lodging
Hotel Felix
2018-10-15
$609
Candidate lodging
Auto Motion
2018-10-25
$485
Campaign vehicle repairs
Sam's Club
2018-10-01
$460
State fair event food and beverage
Omni Lacosta
2018-11-12
$417
Rlcc meals
Pamela Rechner
2018-12-19
$337
Graphic design
Country Club Of Peoria
2018-12-28
$328
Fundraiser food and beverage
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