Bolin's committee spent the most on mailing - three in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,807) going to Vance Printing in Beloit. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bolin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing - three
$3,807
25%
Phone bank expenses
$2,500
16.4%
Signs
$2,289
15%
Billboard expenses
$1,492
9.8%
Mailing
$1,269
8.3%
Yard signs
$782
5.1%
Fund raising (food)
$747
4.9%
Printing
$710
4.7%
Newspaper advertising
$588
3.9%
Lawn signs
$485
3.2%
Computer software
$250
1.6%
Palm cards
$225
1.5%
Supplies
$72
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Vance Printing
2017-03-15
$3,807
Mailing - three
Victory Research
2017-03-21
$2,500
Phone bank expenses
Vance Printing
2017-03-09
$1,269
Mailing
Vance Printing
2017-01-02
$1,082
Signs
Vance Printing
2017-02-01
$782
Yard signs
Cronies Grill
2017-03-02
$747
Fund raising (food)
Vance Printing
2017-03-22
$710
Printing
Lamar Companies
2017-02-21
$592
Billboard expenses
Rock Valley Publishing
2017-02-17
$538
Newspaper advertising
Thor Advertising
2017-03-03
$500
Billboard expenses
Vance Printing
2017-02-14
$485
Lawn signs
Vance Printing
2017-02-27
$450
Signs
Vance Printing
2017-02-18
$450
Signs
Thor Advertising
2017-03-09
$400
Billboard expenses
Vance Printing
2017-03-08
$307
Signs
Democratic Party of Illinois
2017-03-13
$250
Computer software
Vance Printing
2017-02-09
$225
Palm cards
Vance Printing
2017-02-24
$72
Supplies
Rock Valley Publishing
2017-03-20
$50
Newspaper advertising