Righter's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,490) going to Christy Baker in Mattoon. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Righter's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$2,490
20.9%
Supplies
$1,503
12.6%
Newspaper advertising
$915
7.7%
Sponsorships
$860
7.2%
Lodging
$760
6.4%
Postage
$650
5.5%
Air fare
$628
5.3%
Telephones
$611
5.1%
Conference
$525
4.4%
Mattoon in motion sponsor
$500
4.2%
Mileage reimbursement
$400
3.4%
Payroll taxes
$330
2.8%
Phones
$286
2.4%
Raffle prizes
$273
2.3%
Bank charges
$253
2.1%
Telephone expenses
$249
2.1%
Meals
$233
2%
Transportation
$182
1.5%
Software
$159
1.3%
Office supplies
$107
0.9%
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
Spectrum Printing
2018-09-17
$1,073
Supplies
Christy Baker
2018-09-07
$764
Staff salaries
U. S. Postal Service
2018-09-26
$650
Postage
Verizon Wireless
2018-07-02
$548
Telephones
American Legislative Exchange Council
2018-08-08
$525
Conference
Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation
2018-09-12
$500
Mattoon in motion sponsor
American Airlines
2018-09-17
$431
Air fare
Dale A. Righter
2018-09-28
$400
Mileage reimbursement
Torrey Pines
2018-08-08
$396
Lodging
Christy Baker
2018-08-24
$393
Staff salaries
Christy Baker
2018-08-10
$393
Staff salaries
Christy Baker
2018-09-21
$393
Staff salaries
Wal-Mart
2018-09-17
$345
Supplies
United States Treasury
2018-07-31
$330
Payroll taxes
Christy Baker
2018-07-27
$327
Staff salaries
Jan Robinson
2018-09-28
$273
Raffle prizes
Mattoon Rotary Charities Foundation
2018-09-12
$250
Sponsorships
Volunteer Fireman's Association of West Salem
2018-09-10
$250
Sponsorships
Olney Daily Mail
2018-08-14
$245
Newspaper advertising
Denny's
2018-09-17
$233
Meals
Christy Baker
2018-07-13
$218
Staff salaries
Team Wireless Mattoon
2018-08-08
$218
Telephone expenses
Lake Land College Foundation
2018-07-02
$200
Sponsorships
American Airlines
2018-08-08
$197
Air fare
Hilton Hotels
2018-09-17
$186
Lodging
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