Murphy's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 71.4% of this total ($2,500) going to Childserv in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$3,500
37.1%
Campaign work
$1,390
14.8%
Software
$1,134
12%
Staff gift cards and fees
$727
7.7%
Storage
$367
3.9%
Lodging
$335
3.6%
Advertisement
$301
3.2%
Flags
$291
3.1%
Toys for donation
$265
2.8%
Sponsorships
$250
2.7%
Supplies
$185
2%
Gubernatorial forum event ticket
$160
1.7%
Office equipment
$158
1.7%
Staff lunch
$151
1.6%
Event ticket
$100
1.1%
Subscriptions
$94
1%
Bank fee
$12
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
Childserv
2017-12-12
$2,500
Donations
Des Plaines VFW Post 2992
2017-10-04
$1,000
Donations
Drew Duzinskas
2017-10-06
$900
Campaign work
Ngp
2017-10-02
$750
Software
US Bank
2017-12-12
$727
Staff gift cards and fees
Martin McAlpin
2017-11-14
$490
Campaign work
Journal & Topics
2017-10-18
$301
Advertisement
US Flag Store
2017-11-16
$291
Flags
Target
2017-12-19
$265
Toys for donation
Wyndham Hotel
2017-11-13
$256
Lodging
Schaumburg Township Veterans Dinner
2017-11-02
$250
Sponsorships
Voter Activation Network
2017-11-08
$168
Software
Daily Herald Media Group
2017-10-06
$160
Gubernatorial forum event ticket
ABT Electronics
2017-10-23
$158
Office equipment
Public Storage
2017-12-04
$129
Storage
Boston Fish Market
2017-12-15
$120
Staff lunch
Jewel
2017-12-04
$119
Supplies
Public Storage
2017-10-04
$119
Storage
Public Storage
2017-11-06
$119
Storage
Voter Activation Network
2017-10-18
$110
Software
Voter Activation Network
2017-11-08
$104
Software
City Club of Chicago
2017-10-03
$100
Event ticket
Wyndham Hotel
2017-10-27
$79
Lodging
Jewel
2017-12-08
$65
Supplies
Daily Herald Media Group
2017-12-20
$52
Subscriptions
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