Benson's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with 26.8% of this total ($2,180) going to Riley Cavanaugh in Gladstone. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Benson's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$8,145
52.4%
Printing
$2,661
17.1%
Yard signs
$1,018
6.6%
Taxes - federal
$1,014
6.5%
Consulting
$1,000
6.4%
Accounting fees
$501
3.2%
Insurance
$489
3.2%
Parade candy
$483
3.1%
Signs
$222
1.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Victory Enterprises, Inc.
2016-09-23
$1,018
Yard signs
Brad Carlson
2016-07-18
$1,000
Consulting
Shane Cavanaugh
2016-08-31
$800
Staff salaries
Riley Cavanaugh
2016-07-15
$750
Staff salaries
Somer Hill
2016-07-15
$690
Staff salaries
Colin Cavanaugh
2016-07-15
$665
Staff salaries
Kellogg Printing
2016-08-22
$633
Printing
Kellogg Printing
2016-09-02
$633
Printing
Kellogg Printing
2016-08-03
$633
Printing
Shane Cavanaugh
2016-07-15
$600
Staff salaries
Colin Cavanaugh
2016-08-15
$540
Staff salaries
Kellogg Printing
2016-07-18
$533
Printing
Liberty Mutual
2016-08-03
$489
Insurance
Colin Cavanaugh
2016-07-29
$450
Staff salaries
Shane Cavanaugh
2016-08-15
$450
Staff salaries
Riley Cavanaugh
2016-08-15
$420
Staff salaries
Somer Hill
2016-08-15
$420
Staff salaries
Riley Cavanaugh
2016-08-31
$400
Staff salaries
Riley Cavanaugh
2016-09-15
$330
Staff salaries
Shane Cavanaugh
2016-09-15
$320
Staff salaries
Internal Revenue Service
2016-07-15
$319
Taxes - federal
Riley Cavanaugh
2016-07-29
$280
Staff salaries
Stephanie Higgins
2016-09-15
$280
Staff salaries
Somer Hill
2016-07-29
$280
Staff salaries
Paychex
2016-07-15
$260
Accounting fees
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