Ditzler's committee spent the most on uncategorized expenses in the quarter, with 71.6% of this total ($25,000) going to Forward Equity Marketing Group in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ditzler's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Uncategorized expenses
$34,943
58%
Postage
$10,296
17.1%
Reimbursed to kurt with check #1025
$3,645
6%
Digital marketing
$3,594
6%
Postcard & mailing
$1,824
3%
Postcards & mailings
$1,689
2.8%
Postcard & mailings
$1,260
2.1%
Envelopes & petitioners
$577
1%
Roro expo - reimbursed to kurt with check #1026
$543
0.9%
Paper ad
$439
0.7%
Newspaper advertising
$439
0.7%
Rockford home show booth
$435
0.7%
Postcard & ads
$395
0.7%
Postcard
$125
0.2%
Two flyers - announcement pages
$95
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Forward Equity Marketing Group
2018-02-16
$25,000
Uncategorized expenses
11th Street Express-Printing
2018-03-12
$10,296
Postage
11th Street Express-Printing
2018-02-22
$3,645
Reimbursed to kurt with check #1025
Moving Targets
2018-01-11
$3,594
Digital marketing
11th Street Express-Printing
2018-02-13
$2,293
Uncategorized expenses
Moving Targets
2018-02-14
$2,197
Uncategorized expenses
Moving Targets
2018-03-13
$2,197
Uncategorized expenses
11th Street Express-Printing
2018-03-12
$1,824
Postcard & mailing
11th Street Express-Printing
2018-02-03
$1,689
Postcards & mailings
11th Street Express-Printing
2018-03-12
$1,260
Postcard & mailings
11th Street Express-Printing
2018-02-23
$810
Uncategorized expenses
11th Street Express-Printing
2018-03-07
$785
Uncategorized expenses
United States Postal Service
2018-01-19
$735
Uncategorized expenses
District Bar & Grill
2018-03-24
$646
Uncategorized expenses
11th Street Express-Printing
2018-03-12
$577
Envelopes & petitioners
Stateline Chamber of Commerce
2018-02-19
$543
Roro expo - reimbursed to kurt with check #1026
Rock Valley Publishing
2018-02-27
$439
Paper ad
Rock Valley Publishing
2018-03-05
$439
Newspaper advertising
Showtime Productions, Inc.
2018-01-31
$435
Rockford home show booth
Russ Koester Design
2018-03-12
$395
Postcard & ads
11th Street Express-Printing
2018-02-12
$214
Uncategorized expenses
Russ Koester Design
2018-01-28
$125
Postcard
Russ Koester Design
2018-01-17
$95
Two flyers - announcement pages
Russ Koester Design
2018-02-06
$65
Uncategorized expenses