Murphy's committee spent the most on consulting services in the quarter, with 71.1% of this total ($3,200) going to Blue Sun Campaigns in Somerville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting services
$4,500
32.3%
Sign, cards, mail
$2,619
18.8%
Consulting
$2,000
14.4%
Mailing
$1,513
10.9%
Postage
$1,171
8.4%
Printing
$521
3.7%
Loan repayment
$500
3.6%
Computer services
$450
3.2%
Sign printing
$355
2.6%
Room rental
$200
1.4%
Food
$92
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Blue Sun Campaigns
2018-04-27
$3,200
Consulting services
Forest Printing Co.
2018-06-18
$2,619
Sign, cards, mail
Andrew Bookman
2018-05-22
$2,000
Consulting
Usps
2018-06-15
$1,513
Mailing
Costco Wholesale #3 Chicago IL
2018-06-15
$1,075
Postage
Josh Kilroy
2018-06-19
$800
Consulting services
Forest Printing Co.
2018-06-25
$521
Printing
Josh Kilroy
2018-05-21
$500
Consulting services
Robert Murphy
2018-04-09
$500
Loan repayment
Forest Printing Co.
2018-06-07
$302
Sign printing
Irish American Heritage Center
2018-04-12
$150
Room rental
NGP VAN, Inc.
2018-04-02
$150
Computer services
NGP VAN, Inc.
2018-05-02
$150
Computer services
NGP VAN, Inc.
2018-06-04
$150
Computer services
Usps
2018-05-14
$96
Postage
Costco Wholesale #3 Chicago IL
2018-06-25
$92
Food
Forest Printing Co.
2018-05-24
$53
Sign printing
Irish American Heritage Center
2018-04-12
$50
Room rental
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