Sosnowski's committee spent the most on radio advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,500) going to Cain and Company in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sosnowski's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Radio advertising
$4,500
18.1%
Contractual expenses
$3,856
15.5%
Advertising
$2,408
9.7%
Sponsorships
$1,890
7.6%
Tickets
$1,500
6%
Signs
$1,478
6%
Donations
$1,250
5%
Office supplies
$1,006
4.1%
Graphic design
$867
3.5%
Appreciation items
$669
2.7%
Promotional items
$605
2.4%
Printing
$589
2.4%
Facilty rental
$555
2.2%
Mileage expenses
$520
2.1%
Booth rental
$450
1.8%
Postage
$426
1.7%
Printing / mailing
$412
1.7%
Membership
$410
1.7%
Mailbox rental
$408
1.6%
Signage
$250
1%
Supplies
$249
1%
Event food and beverage
$184
0.7%
Appreciation gifts
$150
0.6%
Giveaways
$100
0.4%
Event ticket
$75
0.3%
Event rental
$19
< 0.1%
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
Cain and Company
2016-10-11
$4,500
Radio advertising
Interstate Graphics
2016-11-29
$1,478
Signs
Boone County Shopper
2016-12-01
$1,293
Advertising
Neeley Erickson
2016-12-23
$1,250
Contractual expenses
Rockford Chrisitian Schools
2016-11-30
$1,250
Sponsorships
Illinois State Sociey
2016-12-14
$1,000
Tickets
Raneem Shamseldin
2016-10-25
$1,000
Contractual expenses
Sara Buob Design
2016-12-02
$867
Graphic design
Signature Promotion
2016-11-01
$605
Promotional items
11th Street Express Printing
2016-10-20
$589
Printing
Harry & David
2016-12-12
$581
Appreciation items
Rock Valley College
2016-10-26
$555
Facilty rental
Joe Sosnowski
2016-11-29
$520
Mileage expenses
Citizens to Elect Reick
2016-11-14
$500
Donations
Neeley Erickson
2016-11-23
$500
Contractual expenses
Illinois State Sociey
2016-12-14
$500
Tickets
New Direction
2016-12-12
$500
Donations
11th Street Express Printing
2016-12-08
$412
Printing / mailing
The UPS Store #2817
2016-12-21
$408
Mailbox rental
Boone County Council on Aging
2016-10-11
$350
Sponsorships
United States Post Office
2016-12-09
$300
Postage
Tori Grove
2016-11-03
$300
Contractual expenses
Steve Costanza
2016-11-14
$290
Contractual expenses
Rockford Chrisitian Schools
2016-10-13
$290
Sponsorships
Walmart
2016-11-29
$256
Office supplies
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