| Summary of campaign-fund expenditures by category |
During 2001, members of the General Assembly spent about $7.3 million from their campaign accounts. Here is how they spent the money.
| Purpose |
Number
of expenditures
|
Amount
|
As
a % of total expenditures
|
| Direct Mail/Graphic Design | 1,594 | $2,241,448 | 30.9% |
| Political Consulting | 307 | $610,428 | 8.4% |
| Donations to Party Committees | 574 | $581,854 | 8.0% |
| Donations to General Assembly Candidates | 655 | $454,818 | 6.3% |
| Fundraising Event Expenses | 510 | $416,711 | 5.7% |
| TV/Radio | 196 | $403,179 | 5.6% |
| Staff Salaries/Benefits | 471 | $380,754 | 5.3% |
| Signs/Bumper Stickers/Etc. | 398 | $241,461 | 3.3% |
| Events/Catering | 489 | $183,126 | 2.5% |
| Polling | 56 | $152,537 | 2.1% |
| Phones | 1,068 | $141,357 | 1.9% |
| Reimbursement without Explanation | 315 | $141,126 | 1.9% |
| Newspaper Ads | 267 | $119,898 | 1.7% |
| Donations to Statewide Candidates | 199 | $119,605 | 1.6% |
| Office Rent/Utilities | 349 | $109,471 | 1.5% |
| Donation to Community Group | 835 | $106,163 | 1.5% |
| Miscellaneous Campaigning | 135 | $105,318 | 1.5% |
| Computer Hardware/Software | 191 | $86,655 | 1.2% |
| Travel/Meal Expenses | 374 | $78,273 | 1.1% |
| Office Supplies | 632 | $54,510 | 0.8% |
| Loan Interest/Loan Repayment | 6 | $50,578 | 0.7% |
| Donations to Single-Interest Groups | 100 | $48,642 | 0.7% |
| Donations to Local Candidates | 93 | $46,703 | 0.6% |
| Legal/Accounting Services | 75 | $45,749 | 0.6% |
| Web/Internet | 196 | $36,545 | 0.5% |
| GOTV | 82 | $36,364 | 0.5% |
| Miscellaneus Office Expenses | 220 | $33,834 | 0.5% |
| Office Equipment | 68 | $29,203 | 0.4% |
| Reimburse for Multiple Items | 43 | $26,719 | 0.4% |
| Donations to Federal Candidates | 44 | $25,010 | 0.3% |
| Postage/Courier | 476 | $22,850 | 0.3% |
| Voter Lists | 116 | $22,787 | 0.3% |
| Refunded Donation | 116 | $19,855 | 0.3% |
| Staff for Legislative Session | 62 | $18,951 | 0.3% |
| Miscellaneous Community Goodwill | 151 | $13,630 | 0.2% |
| Lodging for Legislative Session | 8 | $9,127 | 0.1% |
| Books/Subscriptions | 187 | $8,178 | 0.1% |
| Framing of Resolutions | 83 | $6,930 | 0.1% |
| Legislative Session - Miscellaneous | 65 | $5,429 | 0.1% |
| Convention Costs | 24 | $3,901 | 0.1% |
| Conferences/Trips | 8 | $3,591 | 0.0% |
| Membership Dues | 51 | $3,208 | 0.0% |
| Meals during Legislative Session | 10 | $2,435 | 0.0% |
| Miscellaneous Political Donations | 22 | $1,935 | 0.0% |
| State Board of Elections Fines | 5 | $710 | 0.0% |
| Void/Bounced Check | 1 | $400 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 11,927 | $7,251,956 | 100.0% |
Source: VCU students' analysis of data from the Virginia Public Access Project
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