Guethle's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,527) going to Shield Political Research in South Bend. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Guethle's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$3,527
92.7%
Fine
$278
7.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 2 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Shield Political Research
2018-10-08
$3,527
Consulting
Illinois State Board of Elections
2018-10-22
$278
Fine