Irvin's committee spent the most on campaign staff in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,500) going to Margarita Ferguson in Montomery. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Irvin's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign staff
$5,500
32%
Consulting
$4,900
28.5%
Rent
$2,400
14%
Campaign office rent
$1,200
7%
Payroll
$1,000
5.8%
Phones
$946
5.5%
Staff salaries
$500
2.9%
Data systems
$300
1.8%
Production media expenses
$250
1.5%
Advertising-ads
$100
0.6%
Computer services
$86
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
Strive Strategies
2016-10-03
$2,000
Consulting
Strive Strategies
2016-11-02
$2,000
Consulting
Mrgg Inc.
2016-12-05
$1,200
Rent
Mrgg Inc.
2016-11-03
$1,200
Rent
Mrgg Inc.
2016-10-01
$1,200
Campaign office rent
Strive Strategies
2016-12-09
$900
Consulting
Comcast
2016-10-14
$634
Phones
Margarita Ferguson
2016-10-21
$500
Staff salaries
Margarita Ferguson
2016-10-14
$500
Campaign staff
Margarita Ferguson
2016-12-09
$500
Campaign staff
Margarita Ferguson
2016-12-16
$500
Campaign staff
Margarita Ferguson
2016-12-23
$500
Payroll
Margarita Ferguson
2016-12-30
$500
Payroll
Margarita Ferguson
2016-11-04
$500
Campaign staff
Margarita Ferguson
2016-11-10
$500
Campaign staff
Margarita Ferguson
2016-10-18
$500
Campaign staff
Margarita Ferguson
2016-11-27
$500
Campaign staff
Margarita Ferguson
2016-12-02
$500
Campaign staff
Margarita Ferguson
2016-10-21
$500
Campaign staff
Margarita Ferguson
2016-10-28
$500
Campaign staff
Margarita Ferguson
2016-10-07
$500
Campaign staff
Comcast
2016-12-23
$312
Phones
Data Orbital, LLC
2016-12-09
$300
Data systems
Green Life Media Group
2016-10-01
$250
Production media expenses
Facebook
2016-10-01
$100
Advertising-ads