Biss's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,000) going to Cullen & Associates in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Biss's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$10,000
53.1%
Staff salaries
$6,874
36.5%
Donations
$1,000
5.3%
Principal payment, handy
$460
2.4%
Subscriptions
$250
1.3%
Staff lodging
$243
1.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cullen & Associates
2018-09-20
$5,000
Consulting
Jessica Handy
2018-09-20
$4,446
Staff salaries
Cullen & Associates
2018-08-23
$3,000
Consulting
Cullen & Associates
2018-07-12
$2,000
Consulting
Black Star Project
2018-07-26
$1,000
Donations
Mimi Rodman
2018-09-20
$778
Staff salaries
Aranda Stathers
2018-09-20
$678
Staff salaries
Scott McDonald
2018-09-20
$625
Staff salaries
Jessica Handy
2018-07-09
$460
Principal payment, handy
Jessica Handy
2018-08-13
$346
Staff salaries
Ahead of Our Time Publishing
2018-08-23
$250
Subscriptions
Aimee Bulthuis Galvin
2018-09-20
$243
Staff lodging