West's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,677) going to Vance Printing in Beloit. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how West's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$7,677
42.4%
Campaign staff
$2,678
14.8%
Billboard expenses
$1,910
10.6%
Graphic design
$1,172
6.5%
Brochures
$814
4.5%
Yard signs
$800
4.4%
T-shirts
$772
4.3%
Computer software
$750
4.1%
Principal payment, west
$500
2.8%
Newspaper advertising
$225
1.2%
Website expenses
$219
1.2%
Robo calls
$210
1.2%
Cell phones
$183
1%
Utilities
$163
0.9%
Office supplies
$28
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Vance Printing
2018-03-20
$3,645
Mailing
Vance Printing
2018-02-15
$2,688
Mailing
Vance Printing
2018-03-05
$1,344
Mailing
Lamar Digital & Print Advertising
2018-03-01
$1,340
Billboard expenses
Mark A. West d/b/a MarQuest Graphics
2018-03-05
$787
Graphic design
VoteBuilder Software/App
2018-02-09
$750
Computer software
Lamar Digital & Print Advertising
2018-03-08
$570
Billboard expenses
Tiffany Kent
2018-03-23
$531
Campaign staff
Maurice & Sharon West
2018-03-13
$500
Principal payment, west
Gwen Lashock
2018-03-21
$457
Campaign staff
Vance Printing
2018-03-08
$425
Yard signs
Yackle Tees & Custom Apparel
2018-03-09
$394
T-shirts
Mark A. West d/b/a MarQuest Graphics
2018-01-26
$385
Graphic design
Yackle Tees & Custom Apparel
2018-03-19
$377
T-shirts
Vance Printing
2018-01-29
$375
Yard signs
Vance Printing
2018-02-28
$374
Brochures
Michael Griswold
2018-03-12
$320
Campaign staff
Vance Printing
2018-02-14
$290
Brochures
Michael Griswold
2018-03-28
$250
Campaign staff
Michael Griswold
2018-03-28
$240
Campaign staff
Michael Griswold
2018-03-12
$230
Campaign staff
El Tiempo Newspaper
2018-03-26
$225
Newspaper advertising
Michael Griswold
2018-02-19
$221
Campaign staff
Tiffany Kent
2018-03-06
$216
Campaign staff
Tiffany Kent
2018-03-14
$212
Campaign staff