Bennett's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,842) going to Carley Advertising Specialties in Crescent City. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bennett's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$5,842
32.2%
Consulting
$3,750
20.7%
Fund raising (food)
$2,011
11.1%
Candidate lodging
$769
4.2%
Mailing for gc
$505
2.8%
Sponsorship elephant balloon
$500
2.8%
Website expenses
$500
2.8%
Web design
$500
2.8%
Office supplies
$489
2.7%
Cell phones
$459
2.5%
Sign supplies
$433
2.4%
Air fare - candidate
$380
2.1%
Internet access
$378
2.1%
Printing/postage
$292
1.6%
Subscriptions
$268
1.5%
Hall rental for raising funds
$250
1.4%
Campaign shirts
$247
1.4%
Mailing for hoopeston
$210
1.2%
Meeting expense succession planing meeting
$187
1%
Postage
$100
0.6%
Post office box
$62
0.3%
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
Carley Advertising Specialties
2018-07-18
$5,842
Signs
Adam Elder
2018-09-06
$1,282
Fund raising (food)
The Newberg Group
2018-07-03
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-08-06
$1,250
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-09-01
$1,250
Consulting
Pontiac Elks Lodge
2018-07-05
$729
Fund raising (food)
Arlington Hilton Garden Inn
2018-09-17
$586
Candidate lodging
The Newberg Group
2018-08-15
$505
Mailing for gc
Balloons Over Vermillioin
2018-07-05
$500
Sponsorship elephant balloon
Vivid Studios Inc
2018-07-05
$500
Website expenses
Vivid Studios Inc
2018-08-22
$500
Web design
Office Depot #513
2018-09-06
$427
Office supplies
Southwest Airlines
2018-09-17
$380
Air fare - candidate
The Newberg Group
2018-09-12
$292
Printing/postage
Kruse Center
2018-09-06
$250
Hall rental for raising funds
The General Store
2018-08-24
$247
Campaign shirts
Menards
2018-09-17
$229
Sign supplies
The Newberg Group
2018-08-15
$210
Mailing for hoopeston
Menards
2018-09-28
$203
Sign supplies
Livingston County Farm Bureau
2018-09-28
$187
Meeting expense succession planing meeting
Sleep Inn Midway Airport
2018-09-17
$182
Candidate lodging
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2018-07-18
$158
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2018-09-18
$153
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless Headquarters
2018-08-21
$148
Cell phones
Times Republic
2018-07-26
$139
Subscriptions
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