Bell's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with 54.5% of this total ($2,878) going to Emma Pikula in Charleston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bell's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$5,278
46.5%
Printing
$1,835
16.2%
Yard signs
$1,707
15%
T-shirts
$603
5.3%
Promotional items
$449
4%
Fund raising entertainment
$350
3.1%
Signs
$301
2.7%
Computer services
$236
2.1%
Office supplies
$185
1.6%
Candidate lodging
$162
1.4%
Photography
$100
0.9%
Computer software
$78
0.7%
Gasoline
$51
0.5%
Meals
$20
0.2%
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
VictoryStore
2018-07-27
$1,707
Yard signs
Juan Nevarvez-Barron
2018-07-09
$1,200
Staff salaries
Juan Nevarvez-Barron
2018-08-17
$1,200
Staff salaries
Emma Pikula
2018-07-09
$1,200
Staff salaries
Mattoon Printing
2018-09-19
$970
Printing
Emma Pikula
2018-08-14
$942
Staff salaries
Mattoon Printing
2018-07-25
$750
Printing
Jedco
2018-09-12
$603
T-shirts
Shirley Bell
2018-07-18
$350
Fund raising entertainment
VictoryStore
2018-08-06
$301
Signs
Emma Pikula
2018-08-17
$300
Staff salaries
Emma Pikula
2018-09-15
$275
Staff salaries
Crowne Plaza
2018-07-06
$162
Candidate lodging
Emma Pikula
2018-09-25
$161
Staff salaries
Oriental Trading Company
2018-09-12
$157
Promotional items
Juan Nevarvez-Barron
2018-07-25
$157
Computer services
Shirley Bell
2018-09-17
$147
Promotional items
Oriental Trading Company
2018-07-23
$143
Promotional items
Emma Pikula
2018-07-25
$127
Office supplies
Emma Pikula
2018-07-18
$100
Photography
Jennifer White
2018-08-21
$84
Printing
Juan Nevarvez-Barron
2018-08-21
$79
Computer services
Emma Pikula
2018-08-09
$78
Computer software
Jennifer White
2018-08-09
$58
Office supplies
Juan Nevarvez-Barron
2018-09-25
$51
Gasoline
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