Sims's committee spent the most on travel expenses in the quarter, with 63.1% of this total ($5,189) going to Wholesale Flights Inc. in Burlingame. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sims's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Travel expenses
$8,230
49.3%
Auto services
$2,020
12.1%
Office equipment and supplies
$1,472
8.8%
Election day expenses
$700
4.2%
Computer software services
$690
4.1%
Office supplies/equipment
$670
4%
Phone and internet services
$621
3.7%
Storage services
$591
3.5%
Telephone and internet services
$525
3.2%
Uncategorized expenses
$500
3%
Gasoline
$327
2%
Parking services
$254
1.5%
Transportation services
$75
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Wholesale Flights Inc.
2016-11-21
$5,189
Travel expenses
Best Buy
2016-10-11
$991
Office equipment and supplies
Southwest Airlines
2016-12-05
$767
Travel expenses
Costco Wholesale
2016-11-07
$670
Office supplies/equipment
JPM Auto
2016-10-07
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2016-10-31
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2016-11-30
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2016-12-30
$505
Auto services
Alfred AJ Burse
2016-11-08
$500
Election day expenses
Ngp Van
2016-11-10
$500
Uncategorized expenses
Best Buy
2016-11-14
$481
Office equipment and supplies
Springhill Suites
2016-11-21
$477
Travel expenses
Southwest Airlines
2016-10-03
$392
Travel expenses
Southwest Airlines
2016-10-03
$383
Travel expenses
Travel Guard Group
2016-11-18
$285
Travel expenses
Sofitel Hotels
2016-10-03
$265
Travel expenses
Ngp Van
2016-10-03
$230
Computer software services
Ngp Van
2016-11-02
$230
Computer software services
Ngp Van
2016-12-02
$230
Computer software services
Comcast
2016-11-04
$207
Phone and internet services
Comcast
2016-12-05
$207
Phone and internet services
Comcast
2016-10-04
$207
Phone and internet services
Alfred AJ Burse
2016-11-09
$200
Election day expenses
Public Storage
2016-10-03
$197
Storage services
Public Storage
2016-11-03
$197
Storage services