Gabel's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 52.9% of this total ($6,750) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. 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
$12,763
27.5%
Postage
$8,557
18.5%
Rent
$6,878
14.8%
Printing
$6,372
13.8%
Travel
$4,877
10.5%
Signs
$2,250
4.9%
Donations
$1,441
3.1%
Accounting fees
$675
1.5%
Membership
$535
1.2%
Cell phones
$527
1.1%
Promotional items
$420
0.9%
Email marketing
$302
0.7%
Bank charges
$300
0.7%
Parking
$220
0.5%
Ad books
$200
0.4%
Meals
$20
< 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
US Postmaster
2018-08-09
$8,557
Postage
KJD Strategies
2018-07-03
$6,750
Consulting
Frye Williamson Press
2018-08-09
$4,326
Printing
JFNA Missions
2018-07-03
$3,869
Travel
Union Signs & Printing
2018-09-28
$2,250
Signs
Breaker Press
2018-09-19
$2,046
Printing
820 Davis LLC
2018-08-28
$1,765
Rent
820 Davis LLC
2018-09-26
$1,765
Rent
820 Davis LLC
2018-07-26
$1,765
Rent
Christian Sorensen
2018-09-19
$1,282
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2018-08-22
$1,016
Consulting
Christian Sorensen
2018-07-26
$600
Consulting
Madeline Norris
2018-09-26
$555
Consulting
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2018-09-01
$527
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2018-07-01
$527
Rent
Lincoln Tower Apartments
2018-08-01
$527
Rent
Karen McCormick
2018-09-26
$500
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2018-07-26
$500
Consulting
Karen McCormick
2018-08-28
$500
Consulting
Shorefront
2018-09-14
$500
Donations
Ywca
2018-08-28
$425
Donations
Evanston Imprintables
2018-07-17
$420
Promotional items
Hank Strickler
2018-09-26
$420
Consulting
Josh Kilroy
2018-07-23
$400
Consulting
Intuit Quickbooks
2018-08-19
$375
Accounting fees
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