Stewart's committee spent the most on internship fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($955) going to Jack Kurtz in Freeport. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stewart's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Internship fees
$955
32.6%
Meals
$900
30.7%
Headquarters rent
$330
11.3%
Cell phones
$270
9.2%
Newspaper advertising
$202
6.9%
Mileage expenses
$183
6.3%
Gasoline
$89
3%
Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jack Kurtz
2016-10-07
$955
Internship fees
Donna Lessman
2016-12-13
$900
Meals
Stewart Centre LLC
2016-12-20
$330
Headquarters rent
Nathaniel Plautz
2016-12-19
$183
Mileage expenses
Verizon Wireless
2016-12-27
$90
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2016-11-29
$90
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2016-10-26
$90
Cell phones
Nathaniel Plautz
2016-11-14
$89
Gasoline
Village Voices
2016-10-11
$80
Newspaper advertising
Village Voices
2016-11-10
$67
Newspaper advertising
Village Voices
2016-12-29
$40
Newspaper advertising
Village Voices
2016-12-14
$15
Newspaper advertising