Gabel's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 36.6% of this total ($9,000) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gabel's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$24,627
61.8%
Contractual expenses
$8,235
20.7%
Printing
$1,893
4.8%
Rent
$1,583
4%
Meals
$849
2.1%
Subscriptions
$500
1.3%
Telephones
$494
1.2%
Contributions
$390
1%
Website expenses
$300
0.8%
Email marketing
$286
0.7%
Parking
$255
0.6%
Office supplies
$219
0.6%
Sponsorships
$200
0.5%
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
KJD Strategies
2016-12-20
$4,500
Consulting
KJD Strategies
2016-11-29
$4,500
Consulting
Visual Impact
2016-10-27
$2,325
Consulting
Breaker Press
2016-12-20
$1,893
Printing
Christian Sorensen
2016-11-01
$1,537
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2016-11-14
$1,537
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2016-10-11
$1,443
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2016-10-19
$1,413
Consulting
Arka Pana Consulting
2016-10-19
$1,339
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2016-12-02
$1,000
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2016-11-01
$1,000
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2016-10-08
$1,000
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2016-11-17
$1,000
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2016-12-20
$855
Consulting
Martha Burns
2016-11-06
$750
Contractual expenses
Martha Burns
2016-10-14
$750
Contractual expenses
Curt's Cafe
2016-10-07
$728
Meals
Rafee Ahmed
2016-10-08
$535
Contractual expenses
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2016-10-01
$527
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2016-11-01
$527
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2016-12-01
$527
Rent
Ahead of Our Time Publishing
2016-10-11
$500
Subscriptions
Karen McCormick
2016-12-22
$500
Consulting
Manuel Castro
2016-11-06
$450
Contractual expenses
Crystal Williams
2016-11-06
$450
Contractual expenses