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Note: Metro expenditures are conservative estimates based on
reduced fare of $1.60 and from July 1, 2012 $1.70.
November-December 2012
| Metro to CMPA, 4 round trips
min. $1.70x8 |
$13.60 |
||
| 9 volt battery for Snappy |
$5.79 |
||
| Video tapes of Denver coverage
and postage |
$80.00 |
||
| 1&1 web hosting for 3 months | $38.97 |
||
| Total |
Nov. trips to Doswell, VA and to WV, PA and OH
| Enterprise rental car for Nov.
1-4, incl. GPS @ $10.95/day (991 miles
driven) |
$198.62 |
|
| Gas - Fredericksburg, VA
$33.20
Morgantown, WV 9.344 gal. @ $3.589 = $33.54 Monroeville, PA
11.2196 gal. @ $3.699 = $41.50 Cross Junction, VA 5.393
gal. @ $3.299 =$17.79 Washington, DC 2.607 gal. @ $3.849 =
$10.03 |
$136.06 |
|
| Tolls - Nov. 3 OH 239
$0.50 OH 234 $0.50 PA 002
$4.75 PA 057 $3.20 PA 030 $1.50 PA 101
$2.05 |
$12.50 |
|
| Total |
$347.18 |
October 2012
| Second Presidential Debate and NH
Trip |
||
| Metro rt to Union Station |
$3.40 |
|
| Greyhound DC to NYC |
$17.00 |
|
| Budget rental car for 4 days
from Fort Lee, NJ (863 miles driven) |
$251.17 |
|
| EZ Pass mix up... |
||
| Parking meters and tolls,
conservative est. |
$20.00 |
|
| Gas - Hartford, CT 9.022 gal. @
$3.979 = $35.90 Loudon, NH 7.903 gal. @
$3.659 = $28.92 Warwick, RI 6.337 @ $3.859 = $24.45 |
||
| Greyhound NYC to DC |
$23.00 |
|
| ...Subtotal |
||
| Virginia headquarters trip;
split car and gas $34.73 + $17.55 / 2 |
$27.14 |
|
| First Presidential Debate |
||
| Rt flight DCA to Denver via
Frontier, late reservationthrough Priceline (saved 42%) |
$381.97 |
|
| Budget rental car, through
Priceline (159 miles driven) |
$69.38 |
|
| Gas 7.150 gal @ 3.659 |
$26.16 | |
| Motel 6 Denver West Wheat Ridge,
one night |
$47.39 |
|
| Metro rt to airport |
$3.40 |
|
| ...Subtotal: $528.30 |
|
More September 2012
| 1&1 web hosting for 3 months | $38.97 |
|
| Total | $38.97 |
Democratic Convention Expenditures
| Avis rent-a-car (1,002 miles
driven) |
$316.39 |
|
| Gas Hillsborough, NC
11.286 gal @ $3.859 = $43.55 Charlotte, NC 11.818 gal. @
$3.759 = $44.42 Raleigh, NC 6.118 gal. @ $3.799
=$23.24 Hopewell, VA 9.976 gal. @ $3.609 =$36.00 DC 4.151
gal. @ 4.999 = $20.75 |
$167.96 |
|
| Motel 6 - Sept. 2 |
$115.24 |
|
| Budget Inn - Sept. 3-7 |
||
| Log Cabin Motel Smithfield, NC |
$55.50 |
|
| My Passport 500 GB |
$85.79 |
|
Republican Convention Expenditures
| Metro rt to National Airport |
$4.00 |
|
| Rt flight from DCA to Tampa,
dep. Aug. 25, ret. Sept. 1 check one bag on return |
$342.20 $20.00 |
|
| Alamo rent-a-car through
Priceline (472 miles driven) plus for insurance, because of concern about hurricane/flooding |
$264.70 $111.15 |
|
| Gas Tampa 9.863 gal. @ 3.769 =
$37.17 8.029 gal. @ 3..769 =
$30.26 Clearwater 8.69 gal. @ 3.699 = $31.77 1.17 gal. @
$3.969 = $4.64 |
$103.84 |
|
| Parking downtown Tampa 5 days @
$10 per day |
$50.00 |
|
| Motel 6 in Lakeland - Aug. 25 |
$54.71 |
|
| Motel 6 Tampa - Aug. 26-Sept. 1 |
$294.98 |
|
| UPS to ship 35.22 lbs papers |
$33.29 |
|
| Total |
$1,282.87 |
August 2012 Expenditures
| Avis rent-a-car for trip to
Manassas for 8/11 Romney/Ryan rally (69 miles rt) through Priceline ("you saved 22%") |
$74.33 |
|
| Gas |
$7.65 |
|
| Metro rt to National Airport |
$4.00 |
|
| Metro rt to Capitol Hill for DNC
bus |
$3.40 |
|
| Metro rt to Arlington for Romney
Super Saturday |
$3.40 |
|
| Total |
$91.78
|
July 2012 Expenditures
| Metro to Braddock Road for Obama
Day of Action in Alexandria, VA |
$3.40 |
|
| Green Party Convention Day Two: Metro to Greenbelt for ride to Baltimore ($3.60), Amtrak train Baltimore to Union Station ($22.00...MARC doesn't run on Sat.), Metro to Dupont ($1.80) | $27.40 |
|
| Green Party Convention Day One: Metro to Greenbelt for ride to Baltimore ($3.60), MARC train Baltimore to Union Station ($7.00), Metro to Dupont ($1.80) | $12.40 |
|
| Total |
$43.20 |
June 2012 Expenditures
| Domain renewal for p2004.org |
$10.69 |
|
| Kodak video camera to replace
stolen one, card (both on sale half off) $89.99 + $19.99 + $6.23 tax |
$116.21 |
|
| 500 GB Hard Drive G-Drive slim |
$106.36 |
|
| Metro rt to Supreme Court on
6/28 (Obamacare) |
$3.20 |
|
| Metro rt to Supreme Court on
6/25 (AZ v. U.S.) |
$3.20 |
|
| Avis rent-a-car for trip to
Cornwall for 6/16 Romney rally (325 miles rt) |
$32.01 |
|
| Gas (PA), 9.506 gal. @3.299 =
$31.36. Gas (VA), 5.490 gal. @3.759 = $20.64. |
$52.00 |
|
| 1&1 web hosting for 3 months | $39.97 |
|
| Total |
$363.64 |
May 2012 Expenditures
| Metro rt to Capitol South for
Obama voter registration action at DNC |
$3.20 |
|
| Metro rt to King Street Station
(Alexandria) for Obama office opening |
$3.20 |
|
| Metro rt to Pentagon City and
expenses for ride to Richmond |
$10.00 |
|
| Metro to Ballston for Gingrich
announcement |
$3.20 |
|
| Total |
$19.60 |
April 2012 Expenditures
| Metro, bus rt to Arlington for
Obama "Day of Action" |
$7.00 |
|
| Metro rt to Supreme Court on 4/25 | $3.20 |
|
| Card reader from Penn Camera |
$18.65 |
|
| Metro, bus rt to Arlington for
Obama office opening |
$7.00 |
|
| Domain renewal, WSMDomains |
$30.00 |
|
| April 2, 2012 certified letter | $2.95 |
|
| Total |
$67.80 |
March 2012 Expenditures
| 1&1 web hosting for 3 months | $38.97 |
|
| Metro rt to Supreme Court on
3/26 and 3/27 |
$6.60 |
|
| Total |
$45.57 |
February 2012 Expenditures
| P.O. Box for 6 months |
$124.00 |
|
| 4 pack AA batteries (CPAC) |
$4.23 |
|
| Las Vegas trip |
||
| Enterprise Rent-a-Car Feb. 2-5
(1,077 miles driven) |
$99.09 |
|
| Gas, Shell in Barstow 6.33
gal. = $25.00 7-Eleven in Las Vegas 9.145 gal.@3.419 = $31.27 Barstow 6.035 gal. = $25.94 |
$82.21 |
|
| Accomodation Best Western Plus
Henderson Hotel |
$80.63 |
|
| ...Subtotal: $261.93 | ||
| Total |
$390.16 |
December 2011-January 2012 Expenditures
| NH trip Jan. 5-12 |
||
| Southwest rt BWI to Manchester |
$103.40 |
|
| Taxi, Greenbelt to BWI |
$42.50 |
|
| Enterprise Rent-a-Car ($195.11) |
$296.96 |
|
| Gas 7-Eleven in Manchester 4.972
gal.@3.49 = $16.65 A1 Irving in Goffstown 8.9336 gal.@3.359 = $30.01 Hess in Concord 9.103 gal.@3.3339 = $30.39 |
$77.05 |
|
| Tolls, est. |
$10.00 |
|
| Parking meters |
$9.05 |
|
| AC adapter for Mac |
$79.99 |
|
| AA batteries |
$3.99 |
|
| Film |
$29.86 |
|
| Film process and CD |
$10.59 |
|
| ...Subtotal: $663.39 | ||
| Iowa trip Dec. 27-Jan. 4 |
||
| Frontier LAX to Des Moines |
$210.40 |
|
| Enterprise Rent-a-Car (737 miles
driven) ($162.49) |
$295.74 |
|
| Gas Southridge Amoco 8.110
gal.@3.099 = $25.13 Gas Casey's Urbandale 12.953 gal.@2.989 = $38.72 Gas Git N Go Marshalltown 3.226 gal.@3.099 = $10.00 |
$73.85 |
|
| Print photo, Walgreen's |
$0.29 |
|
| Laminate, FedEx |
$3.17 |
|
| Belt and gloves from G and L
Clothing |
$32.86 |
|
| AAA batteries, Walgreens |
$4.76 |
|
| AAA rechargeable batteries,
OfficeMax |
$13.77 |
|
| Kodak video camera |
$158.98 |
|
| Mail box of newspapers ($14.03),
posters ($4.05) |
$18.08 |
|
| AirTran Des Moines to DCA |
$176.90 |
|
| ...Subtotal:
$988.80 |
||
| Iowa trip Dec. 9-16 |
||
| Taxi to airport (too early for
Metro) |
$12.00 |
|
| Priceline rt flight DCA to Des
Moines (American) and rent-a-car (Alamo) |
$487.99 |
|
| Additional rental car (586 miles
driven) |
$100.72 | |
| Gas 12/13 Quicktrip Des Moines
10.155 gal.@2.999 = $30.45 Gas 12/15 Casey's Fort Dodge 9.451 gal.@2.999 - $28.34 Gas 12/16 $12.65 |
$71.44 |
|
| Parking $3.00, $0.25 |
$3.25 |
|
| Parking ticket, City of Des
Moines |
$15.00 |
|
| ...Subtotal: $690.40 |
||
| More |
||
| Union-Leader e-Edition
subscription |
$9.95 |
|
| Videotaping and tapes for ad
project |
$35.00 |
|
| 1&1 web
hosting |
$38.97 |
|
| Total | $2,426.51 |
October 2011 Expenditures
| New Hampshire trip Oct. 9-13 |
||
| Super Shuttle to BWI (too early
for Metro) |
$34.30 |
|
| Southwest, rt BWI to Manchester |
$129.40 |
|
| Rental car, Enterprise (308
miles driven) note also borrowed car |
$137.47 |
|
| Gas 9.637 gal.@3.339 = $32.18,
$20.01, $5.00 |
$57.19 |
|
| Tolls |
$3.50 |
|
| Nikon SB700 Flash, Hunt's,
Manchester |
$329.95 |
|
| Total |
$691.81 |
September 2011 Expenditures
| 250+ business cards from Mosaic
Express |
$34.49 |
|
| Presidency 5 trip Sept. 22-25 |
||
| Metro to BWI ($2.75+$6) |
$8.75 |
|
| Southwest BWI to Orlando MCO |
$226.80 |
|
| LYNX bus to Orange County
Convention Center |
$2.00 |
|
| 3 nights at Days Inn Orlando
Convention Center |
$172.09 |
|
| LYNX bus to MCO |
$2.00 |
|
| Metro from BWI ($6+$2.75) |
$8.75 |
|
| .....Subtotal: $420.39 | ||
| Battery recharger |
approx. $18.00 |
|
| 1&1 hosting for 3 months
($12.99/month) |
$38.97 |
|
| Total |
August 2011 Expenditures
| Iowa trip Aug. 9-16 |
||
| Blue Bus to LAX |
$1.50 |
|
| Southwest LAX to Omaha |
$210.00 |
|
| Phone Card |
$10.00 |
|
| Enterprise rental car (1,437
miles driven) |
$334.60 |
|
| Sony multi-card reader/writer |
$18.99 |
|
| PNY 4GB memory stick |
$9.99 |
|
| Gas: 8.0 gal@3.679=$29.56 /
$25.00 / $25.00 / 8.3
gal@3.599=$30.01 / $6.00 / 8.1 gal@3.419=$27.54 / possibly missing one
receipt |
$143.11 |
|
| United Omaha to BWI |
$284.90 |
|
| Metro from BWI ($6+$2.75) |
$8.75 |
|
| .....Subtotal: $1,021.84 | ||
| U.S.P.S. P. O Box for 6 months | $100.00 |
|
| Total |
$1,121.84 |
August 2011 Contributions
One generous contribution of $222.00.
July 2011 Expenditures
| Metro to and from DNC for OFA
Day of Action |
approx.
$3.55 |
|
| Metro to and from Obama at Univ. of Maryland | approx. $6.00 |
|
| Metro to and from Tea Party rally |
approx. $3.55 |
|
| Total |
$13.10 |
June 2011 Expenditures
| Huntsman announcement June 21 |
||
| Metro to and from Union Station
(2 x $1.85) |
$3.70 |
|
| Bolt bus to NYC June 20 |
$25.00 |
|
| NJ Transit bus |
$4.25 |
|
| Greyhound bus back to DC |
$19.00 |
|
| .....Subtotal: $51.95 | ||
| NH trip June 9-15 |
||
| Metro to and from BWI (2 x $2.75
+ 2 x $6) |
$17.50 |
|
| Southwest Manchester to BWI |
$139.40 |
|
| Enterprise rental car (655 miles
driven) |
$246.95 |
|
| Gas: 8.1 gal@3.699=$30.00 / 12.2
gal@3.679=$45.00 / 6.7 gal@3.679=$24.57 |
$99.57 |
|
| Tolls and parking meters |
min. $15.00 |
|
| .....Subtotal: $518.42 | ||
| 1&1 hosting for 3 months ($12.99/month) | $38.97 | |
| Total |
$609.34 |
May 2011 Expenditures
|
|
? |
|
| Total |
? |
April 2011 Expenditures
| NH trip April 27-May 1 |
||
| Metro to and from BWI (2 x $2.75
+ 2 x $6) |
$17.50 |
|
| Southwest Manchester to BWI |
$222.40 |
|
| Dollar rental car (302.5 miles
driven) |
$32.12 $62.10 |
|
| Gas: 5.1 gal@3.899=$20.05 / 6.9
gal@ 3.959=$27.16 |
$47.21 |
|
| Tolls and parking meters |
min. $6.00 |
|
| 8 GB card for camera |
$69.99 |
|
| Total |
$457.32 |
March 2011 Expenditures
| 1&1 hosting for 3 months |
$29.97 |
|
| Metro to and from Cain at
Heritage |
approx. $3.30 |
|
| Metro to and from Obama
education event |
approx. $5.00 |
|
| Total |
$38.27 |
February 2011 Expenditures
| 4 pack AAA batteries |
$4.65 |
|
| U.S.P.S. P. O Box for 6 months |
$100.00 |
|
| Metro to U.S. Popular Vote event |
approx. $1.70 |
|
| Total |
$106.35 |
January 2011 Expenditures
| 1&1 hosting for 3 months | $29.97 |
|
| Business cards from Mosaic
Express |
$34.19 |
|
| Metro and bus to and from RNC
meeting |
approx. $8.00 |
|
| The Washington Post |
$20.87 |
|
| Metro to and from Randall Terry
announcement |
$3.30 |
|
| Total |
$96.33 |
January 2011 Contributions
One generous contribution of $111.00.
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