Murphy's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,500) going to Childserv in Chicago. 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
Donations
$2,500
16.7%
Lodging
$2,355
15.7%
Subscriptions
$1,850
12.4%
Advertising
$1,743
11.7%
Event expenses
$1,080
7.2%
Travel
$838
5.6%
Software
$609
4.1%
Contributions
$500
3.3%
Sponsorships
$500
3.3%
Framing
$440
2.9%
Storage
$410
2.7%
Meals
$380
2.5%
Registration fee
$375
2.5%
Printing
$352
2.4%
Parade candy
$306
2%
Ad books
$250
1.7%
Event ticket
$250
1.7%
Shredding
$175
1.2%
Tips
$50
0.3%
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
Childserv
2018-04-10
$2,500
Donations
Journal & Topics
2018-06-14
$1,743
Advertising
Schaumburg Boomers
2018-06-21
$1,000
Event expenses
Ngp
2018-04-02
$750
Subscriptions
Dropbox
2018-04-06
$600
Subscriptions
United Airlines
2018-05-21
$590
Travel
Wyndham Hotel
2018-05-14
$538
Lodging
Ahead of Our Time Publishing
2018-05-18
$500
Subscriptions
Citizens for Tim Heneghan
2018-05-14
$500
Contributions
Taste of Park Ridge
2018-05-09
$500
Sponsorships
Starvin' Artist
2018-06-26
$440
Framing
Conference of State Governments Midwest
2018-05-18
$375
Registration fee
Chi-Town Printing
2018-05-11
$352
Printing
Voter Activation Network
2018-06-14
$347
Software
Wyndham Hotel
2018-04-30
$344
Lodging
Wyndham Hotel
2018-05-29
$316
Lodging
Wyndham Hotel
2018-06-04
$316
Lodging
Superior Nuts & Candy
2018-06-15
$306
Parade candy
Wyndham Hotel
2018-04-16
$295
Lodging
Wyndham Hotel
2018-05-21
$267
Lodging
Voter Activation Network
2018-06-14
$261
Software
District 214 Community Education
2018-05-16
$250
Ad books
Wheeling Township Democrats
2018-05-14
$250
Event ticket
United Airlines
2018-06-18
$248
Travel
Shred First, Inc.
2018-04-16
$175
Shredding