Bush's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with all those payments ($785,280) going to Snyder Pickerell Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bush's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$785,280
90.2%
Staff salary
$33,139
3.8%
Payroll taxes
$14,370
1.7%
Printing
$10,828
1.2%
Campaign work
$6,070
0.7%
Rent
$3,978
0.5%
Fundraising expenses
$3,112
0.4%
Office supplies
$3,050
0.4%
Internet/web expenses
$1,650
0.2%
Utilities
$1,389
0.2%
Database services
$881
0.1%
Supplies
$876
0.1%
Parade entry
$742
< 0.1%
Postage
$711
< 0.1%
Travel
$677
< 0.1%
Signs
$516
< 0.1%
Staff meal
$508
< 0.1%
Payroll fee
$439
< 0.1%
Rental fee
$400
< 0.1%
Office insurance
$375
< 0.1%
Credit card fees
$272
< 0.1%
Technology
$251
< 0.1%
Promotional materials
$246
< 0.1%
Volunteer expenses
$206
< 0.1%
Meetings
$200
< 0.1%
Donations
$200
< 0.1%
Gas
$185
< 0.1%
Office cleaning
$165
< 0.1%
Meals
$38
< 0.1%
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
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-09-02
$378,204
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-08-12
$144,504
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-07-20
$132,504
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-09-23
$65,034
Media
Snyder Pickerell Media Group
2016-09-29
$65,034
Media
Chi-Town Printing Inc.
2016-09-30
$3,790
Printing
Chi-Town Printing Inc.
2016-09-30
$2,635
Printing
Nickolas Meyer
2016-08-12
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-07-29
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-07-01
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-07-20
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-08-29
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-09-29
$1,932
Staff salary
Nickolas Meyer
2016-09-15
$1,932
Staff salary
Brae Loch Golf Club
2016-09-14
$1,620
Fundraising expenses
Nage One, LLC
2016-07-11
$1,326
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2016-08-09
$1,326
Rent
Nage One, LLC
2016-09-06
$1,326
Rent
Joshua May
2016-09-29
$1,052
Staff salary
Joshua May
2016-09-15
$1,052
Staff salary
Joshua Wolff
2016-09-29
$977
Staff salary
Social Security Administration
2016-09-29
$961
Payroll taxes
Social Security Administration
2016-09-15
$960
Payroll taxes
Samuel Cruz
2016-07-15
$950
Staff salary
Samuel Cruz
2016-08-12
$950
Staff salary