Baird's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with all those payments ($720) going to Illinois Sheriffs Association in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Baird's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$720
28.4%
Food for event
$421
16.6%
Food
$399
15.7%
Charitable donation
$330
13%
Advertising
$255
10.1%
Bank charge
$172
6.8%
Cell service
$164
6.5%
Food for volunteers
$73
2.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Illinois Sheriffs Association
2016-10-10
$720
Donations
Kennedy Pointe
2016-12-28
$421
Food for event
CASA Kendall County
2016-10-01
$330
Charitable donation
Shaw Media
2016-11-22
$255
Advertising
Tuscan Grill
2016-10-01
$192
Food
Roadhouse
2016-11-04
$125
Food
Old Second National Bank
2016-10-05
$96
Bank charge
Roadhouse
2016-11-20
$81
Food
Verizon
2016-10-01
$75
Cell service
Kennedy Pointe
2016-12-14
$53
Food for volunteers
Verizon
2016-11-22
$52
Cell service
Old Second National Bank
2016-11-08
$37
Bank charge
Old Second National Bank
2016-12-06
$37
Bank charge
Verizon
2016-10-15
$37
Cell service
Kennedy Pointe
2016-11-08
$20
Food for volunteers