Jacobs's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with 86.4% of this total ($1,500) going to Dawn Shelton in Silvis. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jacobs's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$1,736
48.8%
Telephone expenses
$778
21.9%
Flowers
$386
10.9%
Insurance
$341
9.6%
Meals
$312
8.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 13 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Dawn Shelton
2017-11-01
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-12-20
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-10-10
$500
Staff salaries
State Farm Insurance
2017-11-01
$341
Insurance
Verizon Wireless
2017-11-18
$238
Telephone expenses
Verizon Wireless
2017-10-10
$238
Telephone expenses
Verizon Wireless
2017-11-19
$236
Staff salaries
Milan Flower Shop
2017-10-18
$193
Flowers
Milan Flower Shop
2017-11-20
$193
Flowers
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-11-30
$156
Meals
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-11-30
$155
Meals
Verizon Wireless
2017-11-30
$155
Telephone expenses
Verizon Wireless
2017-10-31
$145
Telephone expenses