Sweeney's committee spent the most on tv advertisement in the quarter, with 35.4% of this total ($5,950) going to Wifr in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sweeney's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Tv advertisement
$16,820
54.7%
Polling
$9,000
29.3%
Office supplies
$1,086
3.5%
Videography
$750
2.4%
Payroll
$750
2.4%
Utilites for campaign office
$689
2.2%
Late fee
$356
1.2%
Food - volunteers
$314
1%
Utilities
$291
1%
Graphic design fees
$270
0.9%
Reimbusement for misc. supplies
$228
0.7%
Music bed and audio sweetening for tv commercial
$189
0.6%
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
Torch in Research
2016-11-01
$9,000
Polling
Wifr
2016-10-29
$5,950
Tv advertisement
Wrex
2016-10-19
$5,817
Tv advertisement
Wtvo
2016-10-18
$4,288
Tv advertisement
Wqrf
2016-10-18
$765
Tv advertisement
Tim Dabner Productions
2016-10-20
$750
Videography
Barb Verni-Lau
2016-10-23
$750
Payroll
Edgebrook Limited Partners
2016-12-15
$689
Utilites for campaign office
Office Max
2016-10-24
$452
Office supplies
State Board of Elections
2016-12-27
$356
Late fee
Edgebrook Limited Partners
2016-10-20
$291
Utilities
White Leaf Creative
2016-12-05
$270
Graphic design fees
Carol Cratty
2016-11-10
$228
Reimbusement for misc. supplies
Haggar Audio
2016-10-25
$189
Music bed and audio sweetening for tv commercial
Mama Mia's
2016-11-08
$183
Food - volunteers
Sam's Club
2016-11-02
$167
Office supplies
Mama Mia's
2016-11-06
$131
Food - volunteers
Office Max
2016-10-18
$100
Office supplies
Office Max
2016-11-01
$80
Office supplies
Office Max
2016-11-10
$78
Office supplies
Party City
2016-10-01
$64
Office supplies
Party City
2016-11-10
$57
Office supplies
Office Max
2016-10-21
$33
Office supplies
Party City
2016-10-01
$31
Office supplies
Office Max
2016-11-10
$20
Office supplies