Gainer's committee spent the most on political consulting in the quarter, with 47% of this total ($57,175) going to Lake Research Partners in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gainer's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Political consulting
$121,535
68.8%
Return of contribution
$23,400
13.2%
Political consulting services
$18,000
10.2%
Bookkeeping
$6,000
3.4%
Marketing
$3,895
2.2%
Bank fees
$1,908
1.1%
Computer/internet expenses
$1,750
1%
Event sponsorship
$300
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
Lake Research Partners
2018-08-10
$42,415
Political consulting
Spiros Consulting
2018-07-13
$15,500
Political consulting
Lake Research Partners
2018-08-27
$14,759
Political consulting
Berger Hirschberg Strategies
2018-07-13
$12,873
Political consulting
Aaron Bly
2018-08-20
$11,681
Political consulting
Gerry Gainer
2018-08-13
$11,200
Return of contribution
William Gainer
2018-08-13
$9,700
Return of contribution
Phelon Public Strategies
2018-07-10
$9,000
Political consulting
Wildfire Contact
2018-07-13
$9,000
Political consulting services
Wildfire Contact
2018-08-01
$9,000
Political consulting services
Samantha Szpunar
2018-07-26
$5,000
Political consulting
Run The World Digital
2018-07-13
$3,500
Marketing
Phelon Public Strategies
2018-08-03
$3,000
Political consulting
Phelon Public Strategies
2018-09-13
$3,000
Political consulting
Matt Moog
2018-08-02
$2,500
Return of contribution
Samantha Szpunar
2018-07-06
$2,337
Political consulting
GO Consulting
2018-07-02
$2,000
Bookkeeping
GO Consulting
2018-08-01
$2,000
Bookkeeping
GO Consulting
2018-09-01
$2,000
Bookkeeping
Ngp Van Inc.
2018-07-03
$1,500
Computer/internet expenses
Bankcard
2018-08-02
$1,256
Bank fees
Run The World Digital
2018-08-21
$1,000
Political consulting
Samantha Szpunar
2018-08-31
$968
Political consulting
Bankcard
2018-07-02
$635
Bank fees
Southside Irish Parade
2018-08-02
$300
Event sponsorship
Alerts Sign-up