Smith's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 82.9% of this total ($9,047) going to Adams Letter Services in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$10,908
47.2%
Newspaper advertising
$3,561
15.4%
Signs
$3,457
15%
Campaign work
$3,000
13%
Telephone polling
$1,068
4.6%
Fund raising (food)
$594
2.6%
Hall rental for raising funds
$275
1.2%
Robo calls
$260
1.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Adams Letter Services
2016-03-05
$4,431
Mailing
Jim Thacker
2016-01-03
$3,000
Campaign work
Boone County Shopper
2016-03-17
$2,742
Newspaper advertising
Adams Letter Services
2016-01-11
$2,353
Mailing
Adams Letter Services
2016-02-22
$2,231
Mailing
AwesomeCampaigns.com Inc.
2016-02-08
$1,401
Signs
AwesomeCampaigns.com Inc.
2016-01-22
$1,401
Signs
Conquest Communication
2016-03-08
$1,068
Telephone polling
Rockford Litho Center
2016-02-22
$942
Mailing
Rockford Litho Center
2016-01-11
$919
Mailing
AwesomeCampaigns.com Inc.
2016-02-24
$655
Signs
Rbm Advertising
2016-03-17
$350
Newspaper advertising
Boone County Shopper
2016-02-02
$276
Newspaper advertising
Belvidere Community Bldg
2016-01-23
$275
Hall rental for raising funds
Victory Geek
2016-03-22
$260
Robo calls
Jacqueline Frederick
2016-02-01
$227
Fund raising (food)
Pacemaker
2016-02-11
$198
Fund raising (food)
Boone County Shopper
2016-01-05
$193
Newspaper advertising
Brenda Trimble
2016-02-08
$168
Fund raising (food)
Adams Letter Services
2016-03-07
$31
Mailing
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