Elyea's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,800) going to Medman Creative, Inc. in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Elyea's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$1,800
27.3%
Rent
$1,400
21.2%
Mailing
$999
15.2%
Printing
$758
11.5%
Signs
$571
8.7%
Postage
$343
5.2%
Photography
$200
3%
Cell phones
$200
3%
Campaign work
$200
3%
Internet access
$100
1.5%
Office supplies
$25
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Medman Creative, Inc.
2017-03-20
$1,800
Newspaper advertising
Medman Creative, Inc.
2017-02-07
$999
Mailing
Karen Elyea
2017-02-06
$700
Rent
Karen Elyea
2017-03-02
$700
Rent
Vance Printing
2017-01-19
$571
Signs
11th St Express Printing
2017-02-23
$384
Printing
11th St Express Printing
2017-02-27
$224
Printing
Brian Milo Photography
2017-01-26
$200
Photography
Karen Elyea
2017-03-27
$200
Cell phones
Medman Creative, Inc.
2017-02-28
$200
Campaign work
United States Post Office
2017-02-22
$196
Postage
Karen Elyea
2017-03-01
$149
Printing
United States Post Office
2017-02-27
$147
Postage
Karen Elyea
2017-03-22
$100
Internet access
Karen Elyea
2017-03-21
$25
Office supplies