Patlak's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,500) going to Law Offices of John Fogarty in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Patlak's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$2,500
28.6%
Fundraising food & beverages
$1,565
17.9%
Golf outing to benefit veterans
$996
11.4%
Consulting
$750
8.6%
Copies
$736
8.4%
Stamps
$564
6.5%
Printing
$556
6.4%
Banquet and ad book
$320
3.7%
Event sponsorship
$250
2.9%
Staff meal
$206
2.4%
Ad books
$150
1.7%
Banquet tickets
$150
1.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Law Offices of John Fogarty
2016-06-01
$2,500
Legal fees
Monk's Pub
2016-04-04
$1,498
Fundraising food & beverages
Bolingbrook Golf Club
2016-04-27
$996
Golf outing to benefit veterans
Minuteman Press
2016-06-29
$362
Printing
Philippine Week Committee
2016-05-14
$320
Banquet and ad book
United States Postal Service
2016-06-25
$282
Stamps
United States Postal Service
2016-05-03
$282
Stamps
FedEx Office
2016-05-31
$255
Copies
MJ Newsletter
2016-06-25
$250
Consulting
MJ Newsletter
2016-04-04
$250
Consulting
MJ Newsletter
2016-04-25
$250
Consulting
Women's Propeerty Tax Association
2016-04-12
$250
Event sponsorship
Potbelly Sandwich Shop
2016-04-04
$206
Staff meal
Minuteman Press
2016-06-24
$193
Printing
Illinois Family Institute
2016-06-17
$150
Ad books
Illinois Family Institute
2016-05-06
$150
Banquet tickets
FedEx
2016-05-03
$116
Copies
FedEx
2016-06-04
$99
Copies
FedEx
2016-05-06
$93
Copies
FedEx
2016-04-30
$91
Copies
FedEx
2016-06-01
$78
Copies
Monk's Pub
2016-04-04
$67
Fundraising food & beverages