McCann's committee spent the most on political consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,500) going to BBP Consulting Group in Bethesda. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McCann's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Political consulting
$12,500
17.2%
Security & camera equ
$9,798
13.4%
A/v production & consulting
$5,000
6.9%
Mileage reimbursement
$4,632
6.4%
Consulting
$4,500
6.2%
Meetings
$4,483
6.2%
Equipment
$4,025
5.5%
Campaign office rent
$3,750
5.2%
Public relations
$3,345
4.6%
A/v production consult fees, travel fees
$3,168
4.4%
Fuel
$2,769
3.8%
Donations
$2,255
3.1%
Supplies
$1,678
2.3%
Plane ticket
$1,656
2.3%
Printing
$1,636
2.2%
Car alarm
$1,271
1.7%
Check was returned plus bank fee
$1,005
1.4%
Advertising
$891
1.2%
Parade candy
$750
1%
Telephones
$505
0.7%
Meeting expense
$483
0.7%
Internet services
$459
0.6%
Rent
$450
0.6%
Ticket
$377
0.5%
Meeting/reception
$339
0.5%
Apple creek chapter donation
$305
0.4%
Sponsor
$250
0.3%
Email services
$207
0.3%
Donation for community thanksgiving meal
$200
0.3%
Rental fee
$180
0.3%
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
BBP Consulting Group
2017-10-27
$12,500
Political consulting
B&H Photo
2017-12-29
$9,798
Security & camera equ
BBP Consulting Group
2017-11-22
$5,000
A/v production & consulting
Embassy Suites
2017-11-02
$4,320
Meetings
Best Buy
2017-12-09
$4,025
Equipment
Cynthia Miller
2017-10-19
$3,500
Consulting
BBP Consulting Group
2017-12-28
$3,168
A/v production consult fees, travel fees
Shell Oil
2017-12-31
$2,769
Fuel
William McCann
2017-11-06
$2,106
Mileage reimbursement
Scheels
2017-12-21
$2,100
Public relations
Flag World
2017-12-21
$1,678
Supplies
Novacolor
2017-10-19
$1,636
Printing
William McCann
2017-10-02
$1,468
Mileage reimbursement
Cnb
2017-10-03
$1,250
Campaign office rent
Cnb
2017-11-08
$1,250
Campaign office rent
Cnb
2017-12-06
$1,250
Campaign office rent
William McCann
2017-12-14
$1,057
Mileage reimbursement
Caesars enterprise services
2017-11-20
$1,005
Check was returned plus bank fee
Cynthia Miller
2017-12-16
$1,000
Consulting
Top Shelf Liquor
2017-12-21
$945
Public relations
Facebook
2017-12-28
$891
Advertising
American Airlines
2017-10-12
$854
Plane ticket
American Airlines
2017-12-11
$802
Plane ticket
Cynthia Miller
2017-12-15
$699
Car alarm
Best Buy
2017-12-15
$571
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