Murphy's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with 52.8% of this total ($301) going to Buzz Bomb Brewing in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$570
20.3%
Fundraiser drinks/rental
$500
17.8%
Parade supplies
$381
13.6%
Postage
$357
12.7%
Sign supplies
$300
10.7%
Food-campaign event
$269
9.6%
Advertising
$213
7.6%
Storage
$210
7.5%
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
Casey's Pub
2018-08-23
$500
Fundraiser drinks/rental
Buzz Bomb Brewing
2018-08-21
$301
Fund raising (food)
Sam's Club
2018-08-06
$244
Parade supplies
GFS Marketplace
2018-08-20
$208
Fund raising (food)
United States Postal Service
2018-09-18
$175
Postage
United States Postal Service
2018-08-06
$175
Postage
Google
2018-09-27
$172
Advertising
Sam's Club
2018-09-10
$105
Food-campaign event
Sam's Club
2018-09-04
$102
Food-campaign event
Capitol Storage
2018-08-21
$70
Storage
Capitol Storage
2018-09-21
$70
Storage
Capitol Storage
2018-07-23
$70
Storage
Menards
2018-08-20
$64
Sign supplies
GFS Marketplace
2018-09-10
$61
Food-campaign event
Menards
2018-09-10
$61
Sign supplies
Sam's Club
2018-08-10
$60
Parade supplies
Capitol Storage
2018-07-24
$56
Sign supplies
Sam's Club
2018-08-31
$49
Parade supplies
Google
2018-09-04
$40
Advertising
Sam's Club
2018-08-20
$40
Fund raising (food)
Menards
2018-07-11
$40
Sign supplies
Menards
2018-08-06
$33
Sign supplies
Sam's Club
2018-07-09
$27
Parade supplies
Menards
2018-08-30
$24
Sign supplies
GFS Marketplace
2018-08-22
$19
Fund raising (food)
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