LaVia's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,481) going to Ross Secler & Associates in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how LaVia's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$3,481
45.4%
Consulting
$1,000
13%
Cell phones
$720
9.4%
Campaign work
$550
7.2%
Phones
$448
5.8%
Supplies
$402
5.2%
Lease payments
$360
4.7%
Internet access
$250
3.3%
Donations
$200
2.6%
Interest payment
$198
2.6%
Room rental
$60
0.8%
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
Ross Secler & Associates
2016-11-03
$2,000
Legal fees
Ross Secler & Associates
2016-10-04
$1,481
Legal fees
Jennifer Kim
2016-10-04
$1,000
Consulting
T-Mobile
2016-12-27
$355
Cell phones
T-Mobile
2016-10-26
$338
Cell phones
Jennifer Franklin
2016-12-08
$300
Campaign work
Birch Communications
2016-11-04
$250
Internet access
Lilian Perry
2016-12-08
$250
Campaign work
Aurora Kiwanis Foundation
2016-10-04
$200
Donations
Aurora Civic Center Authority
2016-12-08
$180
Lease payments
Aurora Civic Center Authority
2016-10-01
$180
Lease payments
At&t
2016-12-13
$166
Phones
At&t
2016-11-07
$166
Phones
At&t
2016-11-15
$115
Phones
American Express
2016-10-26
$101
Interest payment
American Express
2016-12-27
$97
Interest payment
Walgreens
2016-10-05
$77
Supplies
Aurora Civic Center Authority
2016-11-08
$60
Room rental
Walgreens
2016-10-03
$58
Supplies
Amazon.com
2016-10-31
$51
Supplies
Amazon.com
2016-11-14
$38
Supplies
Walgreens
2016-11-17
$32
Supplies
Walgreens
2016-10-25
$28
Supplies
Amazon.com
2016-12-08
$27
Supplies
T-Mobile
2016-10-12
$27
Cell phones
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