Curtis's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 36.9% of this total ($15,500) going to For the Win Campaigns, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Curtis's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$42,050
53%
Signs
$8,813
11.1%
Photography
$3,618
4.6%
Walk pieces
$2,753
3.5%
Graphic design
$2,692
3.4%
Billboard expenses
$2,450
3.1%
Headquarters rent
$2,400
3%
Newspaper advertising
$2,108
2.7%
Printing
$1,647
2.1%
Social media advertising
$1,646
2.1%
Travel
$1,462
1.8%
Postage
$1,050
1.3%
Office supplies
$1,044
1.3%
Tickets
$920
1.2%
T-shirts
$724
0.9%
Computer services
$634
0.8%
Gasoline
$540
0.7%
Rent
$520
0.7%
Supplies
$376
0.5%
Computer purchases
$369
0.5%
Meals
$346
0.4%
Lodging - candidate and staff
$315
0.4%
Website expenses
$299
0.4%
Internet access
$283
0.4%
Event food
$172
0.2%
Subscriptions
$145
0.2%
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
A & B Printing Service
2018-09-11
$8,813
Signs
For the Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-08-23
$4,500
Consulting
For the Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-07-03
$4,000
Consulting
For the Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-08-02
$4,000
Consulting
For the Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-09-24
$3,000
Consulting
Robin Johnson
2018-07-03
$3,000
Consulting
Gumbinner & Davies
2018-09-07
$2,753
Walk pieces
BaughmanMerrill
2018-08-11
$2,500
Graphic design
Mid-America Advertising
2018-07-03
$2,450
Billboard expenses
Debi Caspall Thurow
2018-07-01
$2,000
Headquarters rent
TnT Video Services
2018-07-09
$1,903
Photography
TnT Video Services
2018-09-07
$1,715
Photography
Facebook
2018-09-30
$1,646
Social media advertising
Bahader Singh
2018-09-14
$1,600
Consulting
Bahader Singh
2018-09-28
$1,600
Consulting
McKenzie Price
2018-09-14
$1,400
Consulting
McKenzie Price
2018-09-28
$1,400
Consulting
McDonough County Voice
2018-09-27
$1,286
Newspaper advertising
Tracey Petersen
2018-09-28
$1,200
Consulting
For the Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-08-23
$1,092
Travel
U.S. Postal Service
2018-07-31
$1,050
Postage
WalMart
2018-09-30
$1,044
Office supplies
Robin Johnson
2018-08-27
$1,000
Consulting
Casandra J. Perchalski
2018-07-13
$1,000
Consulting
Casandra J. Perchalski
2018-07-31
$1,000
Consulting
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