Gabel's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 29.6% of this total ($14,950) going to Fako & Associates Inc. in Lisle. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gabel's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$50,472
70.1%
Postage
$7,428
10.3%
Printing
$6,178
8.6%
Contributions
$1,768
2.5%
Meals
$1,673
2.3%
Office equipment
$1,241
1.7%
Bank charges
$625
0.9%
Accounting fees
$600
0.8%
Cell phones
$570
0.8%
Candidate lodging
$526
0.7%
Membership
$275
0.4%
Parking
$255
0.4%
Email marketing
$191
0.3%
Office supplies
$187
0.3%
Supplies
$15
< 0.1%
Internet access
$7
< 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
Fako & Associates Inc.
2016-09-08
$7,750
Consulting
US Postmaster
2016-09-19
$7,248
Postage
Fako & Associates Inc.
2016-07-11
$7,200
Consulting
KJD Strategies
2016-09-29
$4,500
Consulting
Gragert Research LLC
2016-09-02
$4,098
Consulting
Gragert Research LLC
2016-07-11
$4,000
Consulting
Frye Williamson Press
2016-09-19
$3,541
Printing
Union Signs & Printing
2016-08-29
$2,025
Printing
Arka Pana Consulting
2016-08-04
$1,980
Consulting
Arka Pana Consulting
2016-08-19
$1,354
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2016-09-22
$1,305
Consulting
Arka Pana Consulting
2016-09-22
$1,255
Consulting
Watch Street Consulting
2016-08-29
$1,250
Consulting
Best Buy
2016-08-01
$1,241
Office equipment
Josh Kilroy
2016-07-14
$1,100
Consulting
Josh Kilroy
2016-07-22
$1,100
Consulting
Josh Kilroy
2016-08-01
$1,100
Consulting
Josh Kilroy
2016-08-19
$1,100
Consulting
Josh Kilroy
2016-08-08
$1,100
Consulting
Josh Kilroy
2016-08-12
$1,100
Consulting
Josh Kilroy
2016-09-08
$1,100
Consulting
Pastoral
2016-07-15
$1,091
Meals
Karen McCormick
2016-09-02
$1,000
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2016-08-01
$1,000
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2016-07-01
$1,000
Consulting
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