Murphy's committee spent the most on consulting fee in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,400) going to Martin McAlpin in Downers Grove. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting fee
$3,400
28.6%
Advertising
$2,574
21.7%
Lodging
$1,916
16.1%
Sponsorships
$775
6.5%
Subscriptions
$659
5.6%
Entrance fee
$625
5.3%
Travel
$372
3.1%
Meals
$361
3%
Storage
$357
3%
Volunteer meals
$333
2.8%
Parade candy
$181
1.5%
Phones
$151
1.3%
Membership
$100
0.8%
Event fee
$64
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Martin McAlpin
2017-04-13
$3,400
Consulting fee
Facebook
2017-06-29
$750
Advertising
National Conference of State Legislatures
2017-06-12
$625
Entrance fee
Facebook
2017-04-03
$501
Advertising
Ahead of Our Time Publishing
2017-05-19
$500
Subscriptions
Subway
2017-04-06
$333
Volunteer meals
Facebook
2017-05-01
$317
Advertising
Wyndham Hotel
2017-05-22
$316
Lodging
Taste of Park Ridge
2017-06-28
$300
Sponsorships
Wyndham Hotel
2017-05-15
$296
Lodging
Wyndham Hotel
2017-06-26
$294
Lodging
Facebook
2017-06-01
$285
Advertising
Wyndham Hotel
2017-05-08
$266
Lodging
Facebook
2017-04-03
$250
Advertising
Wyndham Hotel
2017-06-05
$237
Lodging
Stephen Porada
2017-06-20
$200
Sponsorships
Wyndham Hotel
2017-05-01
$188
Lodging
Superior Nuts & Candy
2017-06-19
$181
Parade candy
American Airlines
2017-06-12
$176
Travel
Conference of Women Legislators
2017-05-03
$175
Sponsorships
Wyndham Hotel
2017-04-03
$158
Lodging
Wyndham Hotel
2017-04-10
$158
Lodging
Facebook
2017-05-01
$154
Advertising
At&t
2017-06-14
$151
Phones
Facebook
2017-04-03
$123
Advertising
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