Tracy's committee spent the most on christmas cards in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,814) going to SmartPress in Chanhassen. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Tracy's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Christmas cards
$1,814
16.1%
Mileage expenses
$1,629
14.5%
Consulting
$1,500
13.3%
Donations
$1,300
11.6%
Event - reception prior to quincy gov. debate
$933
8.3%
Accounting fees
$933
8.3%
Office rent
$750
6.7%
Phones
$604
5.4%
Flowers - funeral
$331
2.9%
Office supplies
$252
2.2%
Sponsorships
$250
2.2%
Election night party
$231
2.1%
Email marketing - monthly fee
$207
1.8%
Senate staff christmas party
$200
1.8%
Transportation
$176
1.6%
Food for event
$80
0.7%
Transportation - reimb to jil tracy (fb convention)
$50
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jil Tracy
2018-10-15
$1,629
Mileage expenses
The Newburg Group
2018-12-07
$1,500
Consulting
SmartPress
2018-12-10
$1,425
Christmas cards
The IAA Foundation
2018-12-02
$1,300
Donations
Quality Inn
2018-10-12
$933
Event - reception prior to quincy gov. debate
SMJ Development, LLC
2018-10-01
$750
Office rent
Adams TelSystems, Inc.
2018-12-04
$604
Phones
Gray Hunter Stenn LLP
2018-10-24
$540
Accounting fees
Gray Hunter Stenn LLP
2018-12-04
$393
Accounting fees
SmartPress
2018-12-06
$378
Christmas cards
Staples
2018-10-03
$252
Office supplies
Macomb FFA
2018-11-20
$250
Sponsorships
Tower of Pizza
2018-11-06
$231
Election night party
Anvil & Forge
2018-11-16
$200
Senate staff christmas party
The Enchanted Florist
2018-11-02
$179
Flowers - funeral
Niemann Foods Inc.
2018-10-17
$151
Flowers - funeral
Amtrak
2018-11-19
$100
Transportation
Niemann Foods Inc.
2018-11-16
$80
Food for event
Amtrak
2018-12-10
$76
Transportation
Constant Contact
2018-10-05
$69
Email marketing - monthly fee
Constant Contact
2018-11-13
$69
Email marketing - monthly fee
Constant Contact
2018-12-05
$69
Email marketing - monthly fee
Amtrak
2018-12-09
$50
Transportation - reimb to jil tracy (fb convention)
SmartPress
2018-12-10
$10
Christmas cards