Ming-Mendoza's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,441) going to Creative Options Graphic Design in Edwardsville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ming-Mendoza's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$4,441
32.2%
Printing/walk piece
$4,074
29.5%
Consulting
$1,400
10.2%
Printing
$1,054
7.6%
Campaign staff
$700
5.1%
Cell phones
$462
3.4%
Photography
$420
3%
Ad boost
$410
3%
Donation/ad book
$365
2.7%
Postage for fundraiser
$250
1.8%
Decortions for fundraiser (october)
$217
1.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Creative Options Graphic Design
2018-07-03
$4,441
Signs
Freeburg Printing and Publishing
2018-08-17
$4,074
Printing/walk piece
Steve Nagy
2018-08-28
$1,400
Consulting
MOW Printing Inc
2018-07-06
$924
Printing
Josh Wiese
2018-07-21
$420
Photography
Facebook
2018-09-30
$410
Ad boost
Ducks Unlimited
2018-08-21
$365
Donation/ad book
John H Williams
2018-08-22
$350
Campaign staff
John H Williams
2018-09-26
$350
Campaign staff
Us Post Office
2018-08-29
$250
Postage for fundraiser
Baxters Distributing Co
2018-09-18
$217
Decortions for fundraiser (october)
Verizon Wireless
2018-08-06
$155
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2018-07-09
$153
Cell phones
Verizon Wireless
2018-09-17
$153
Cell phones
Freeburg Printing and Publishing
2018-09-05
$130
Printing