Patton's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 63.5% of this total ($5,831) going to Creative Options Graphic Design Inc. in Ewardsville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Patton's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$9,184
36.1%
Signs
$7,949
31.2%
Rent
$4,000
15.7%
Supplies
$1,622
6.4%
Billboard expenses
$600
2.4%
Gasoline
$500
2%
Parade
$250
1%
Postage
$250
1%
Staff salaries
$228
0.9%
Utilities
$219
0.9%
Fund raising (food)
$179
0.7%
Office equipment
$168
0.7%
Office supplies
$164
0.6%
Internet access
$159
0.6%
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
Adlexx
2018-09-21
$7,949
Signs
Creative Options Graphic Design Inc.
2018-08-29
$4,198
Consulting
Forbes Properties
2018-07-23
$2,000
Rent
Forbes Properties
2018-09-04
$2,000
Rent
Cork Tree Creative, Inc.
2018-08-06
$1,855
Consulting
Creative Options Graphic Design Inc.
2018-09-18
$843
Consulting
Cork Tree Creative, Inc.
2018-07-12
$833
Consulting
Best Buy
2018-09-12
$648
Supplies
Cork Tree Creative, Inc.
2018-08-21
$600
Consulting
Dickey Outdoor Advertising
2018-08-14
$600
Billboard expenses
Qt
2018-09-13
$500
Gasoline
Office Depot Inc.
2018-07-24
$466
Supplies
Creative Options Graphic Design Inc.
2018-08-29
$460
Consulting
Sam's Club
2018-09-18
$310
Supplies
Italianfest
2018-08-29
$250
Parade
U.S. Postmaster
2018-08-08
$250
Postage
Creative Options Graphic Design Inc.
2018-08-31
$244
Consulting
Jay Patel
2018-07-05
$228
Staff salaries
Ameren
2018-09-12
$219
Utilities
Wang Gang
2018-09-15
$179
Fund raising (food)
Office Depot Inc.
2018-09-04
$174
Supplies
Sam's Club
2018-07-25
$135
Office supplies
Office Depot Inc.
2018-09-12
$95
Office equipment
Creative Options Graphic Design Inc.
2018-07-13
$85
Consulting
Spectrum Business
2018-08-21
$79
Internet access
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