Costello's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 56.5% of this total ($4,676) going to SIU Carbondale in Carbondale. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Costello's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$8,283
23.5%
Christmas bonus
$7,891
22.4%
Auto expense
$2,593
7.3%
Office supplies
$1,722
4.9%
Salaries
$1,496
4.2%
Meal
$1,376
3.9%
Federal withholding for linda schramm
$1,062
3%
Printing services
$1,044
3%
Christmas gifts
$1,000
2.8%
Payroll taxes
$993
2.8%
Gasoline
$968
2.7%
Ads
$910
2.6%
Hotel
$793
2.3%
Electronic filing
$630
1.8%
Cell phones
$617
1.8%
Expenses
$596
1.7%
Petition expenses
$566
1.6%
Campaign materials
$516
1.5%
Airlines - mississippi valley flood control conference - new orleans
$427
1.2%
Postage
$392
1.1%
Withholding for linda schramm
$297
0.8%
Mileage expenses
$200
0.6%
Smithton park t shirt fundraiser
$200
0.6%
Campaign photos
$200
0.6%
Donation totoys for tots
$162
0.5%
Thanksgiving gifts
$128
0.4%
Illinois withholding
$120
0.3%
Drinks
$50
0.1%
Subscriptions
$35
0.1%
Donation to toys for tots
$32
< 0.1%
Drink
$0
< 0.1%
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
Linda Schramm
2017-12-25
$4,641
Christmas bonus
SIU Carbondale
2017-10-04
$4,000
Donations
Patsie Hopkins
2017-12-19
$2,000
Christmas bonus
Icf
2017-11-20
$1,575
Donations
Best Buy
2017-10-20
$1,114
Office supplies
US Treasury
2017-12-25
$1,062
Federal withholding for linda schramm
Downstate Democratic Caucus
2017-10-17
$1,000
Donations
U. S. Treasury
2017-10-30
$967
Payroll taxes
Wells Fargo Bank
2017-11-15
$864
Auto expense
Wells Fargo Bank
2017-10-16
$864
Auto expense
Wells Fargo Bank
2017-12-15
$864
Auto expense
Freeburg Printing & Publishing
2017-12-28
$816
Printing services
Marriott New Orleans
2017-12-12
$793
Hotel
SIU Carbondale
2017-11-01
$676
Donations
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2017-11-06
$630
Electronic filing
All Mart Wines & Spirits
2017-12-21
$596
Christmas gifts
Chris Lowery
2017-11-06
$566
Petition expenses
Margaret Lee
2017-12-19
$500
Christmas bonus
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-12-25
$500
Christmas bonus
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-10-10
$498
Salaries
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-11-06
$498
Salaries
Anthony L. Vecera, Jr.
2017-12-01
$498
Salaries
Southwest Airlines
2017-10-23
$427
Airlines - mississippi valley flood control conference - new orleans
US Postal Service
2017-11-16
$392
Postage
Donna Whitworth Fundraiser
2017-10-01
$385
Donations
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