Smolenski's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 92.8% of this total ($9,000) going to Ben Proctor in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smolenski's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$9,696
54%
Advertising
$4,371
24.3%
Postage
$866
4.8%
Campaign supplies
$764
4.3%
Donations
$595
3.3%
Printing
$519
2.9%
Supplies
$510
2.8%
Website hosting
$387
2.2%
Credit card fees
$172
1%
Marketing
$72
0.4%
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
MSM Promotions
2018-07-30
$3,641
Advertising
Ben Proctor
2018-07-15
$1,800
Consulting
Ben Proctor
2018-08-06
$1,800
Consulting
Ben Proctor
2018-08-27
$1,800
Consulting
Ben Proctor
2018-09-12
$1,800
Consulting
Ben Proctor
2018-09-17
$1,800
Consulting
Every Door Direct Media
2018-08-30
$730
Advertising
Avenues to Independence
2018-07-11
$595
Donations
Tryad Solutions
2018-07-10
$510
Supplies
Amazon
2018-07-16
$423
Campaign supplies
Gregory Zimmer
2018-08-10
$400
Consulting
US Post Office
2018-08-07
$350
Postage
Staples
2018-09-11
$341
Campaign supplies
US Post Office
2018-08-30
$200
Postage
US Post Office
2018-09-21
$175
Postage
Hussein Hill
2018-09-05
$165
Consulting
Citywide Printing
2018-08-06
$146
Printing
Citywide Printing
2018-08-20
$146
Printing
Citywide Printing
2018-08-27
$146
Printing
Hussein Hill
2018-09-17
$131
Consulting
Marketing Automation
2018-07-20
$129
Website hosting
Marketing Automation
2018-08-20
$129
Website hosting
Marketing Automation
2018-09-20
$129
Website hosting
Paypal
2018-09-06
$95
Credit card fees
US Post Office
2018-09-17
$81
Postage
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