Wheeler's committee spent the most on candidate travel in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,115) going to Southwest Airlines in Dallas. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Wheeler's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Candidate travel
$1,115
13.3%
Fundraising cost
$1,030
12.2%
Event materials
$678
8.1%
Marketing automation
$637
7.6%
Fundraising event cost
$551
6.6%
Annual meeting registration
$545
6.5%
Young hearts for life donation
$500
5.9%
Candidate lodging
$485
5.8%
Staff lodging
$485
5.8%
Newspaper advertising
$469
5.6%
Advertising
$417
5%
Postage
$392
4.7%
Office equipment
$377
4.5%
Printing
$228
2.7%
Flowers for funeral
$169
2%
Event sponsorship
$100
1.2%
Office supplies
$89
1.1%
Food for volunteers
$61
0.7%
Newpaper subscription
$52
0.6%
Facebook advertising
$28
0.3%
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
Southwest Airlines
2017-10-13
$1,115
Candidate travel
Gibson's Steakhouse
2017-10-13
$1,030
Fundraising cost
Kennedy Pointe
2017-11-07
$551
Fundraising event cost
Council of State Governments
2017-12-11
$545
Annual meeting registration
Sd308
2017-12-15
$500
Young hearts for life donation
Expedia
2017-12-08
$485
Candidate lodging
Expedia
2017-12-08
$485
Staff lodging
Shaw Suburban Media
2017-10-30
$469
Newspaper advertising
Usps
2017-12-19
$392
Postage
Jewel
2017-11-20
$382
Event materials
Office Max
2017-12-19
$377
Office equipment
Infusionsoft
2017-11-28
$289
Marketing automation
Infusionsoft
2017-12-28
$289
Marketing automation
Facebook
2017-10-02
$242
Advertising
Premier Mailing
2017-11-29
$228
Printing
Jewel
2017-12-04
$218
Event materials
Ava's Flowers
2017-11-10
$169
Flowers for funeral
Facebook
2017-12-01
$169
Advertising
Chili's
2017-12-05
$100
Event sponsorship
Walmart
2017-11-13
$89
Office supplies
Infusionsoft
2017-12-04
$59
Marketing automation
Shaw Suburban Media
2017-11-15
$52
Newpaper subscription
Walmart
2017-11-20
$46
Event materials
Chili's
2017-12-21
$33
Food for volunteers
Walmart
2017-12-04
$32
Event materials
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