Fellars's committee spent the most on marketing - direct mail and design in the quarter, with all those payments ($13,105) going to Wildfire Contact in Washington Dc. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fellars's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Marketing - direct mail and design
$13,105
40.6%
Staff salaries
$2,550
7.9%
Campaign staff
$2,400
7.4%
Newspaper advertising
$2,270
7%
Signs
$2,025
6.3%
Printing
$1,672
5.2%
Campaign work
$1,544
4.8%
Miscellaneous
$1,459
4.5%
Production media expenses
$860
2.7%
Subscriptions
$750
2.3%
Advertising - digital
$692
2.2%
Fund raising entertainment
$600
1.9%
Internet access and phones
$471
1.5%
Consulting
$450
1.4%
Photography
$425
1.3%
Internet access
$387
1.2%
Office equipment
$234
0.7%
Transportation
$180
0.6%
Office supplies -- repair
$176
0.6%
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
Wildfire Contact
2018-03-09
$8,808
Marketing - direct mail and design
Wildfire Contact
2018-02-26
$4,297
Marketing - direct mail and design
Rockford Register Star
2018-03-19
$2,270
Newspaper advertising
Union Signs and Printing
2018-02-23
$2,025
Signs
Brandon Dothager
2018-03-13
$794
Campaign work
Democratic Party of Illinois
2018-01-08
$750
Subscriptions
Non Itemized Expenses under $100
2018-03-31
$688
Miscellaneous
Minuteman Press
2018-03-05
$642
Printing
Bradley Rydholm
2018-02-24
$600
Staff salaries
Bradley Rydholm
2018-03-29
$600
Campaign staff
Bradley Rydholm
2018-03-06
$600
Campaign staff
Bradley Rydholm
2018-01-01
$600
Campaign staff
Corey Dennison Band
2018-01-12
$600
Fund raising entertainment
Minuteman Press
2018-03-07
$581
Printing
Non Itemized Expenses under $100
2018-01-31
$487
Miscellaneous
Kelly Hurst
2018-02-24
$450
Consulting
Benjamin Thompson
2018-03-21
$450
Campaign work
Giovana Achebe
2018-01-25
$400
Staff salaries
Comcast Business
2018-02-16
$387
Internet access
Troy Volanti Photography
2018-02-28
$375
Photography
Minuteman Press
2018-03-30
$360
Printing
Giovana Achebe
2018-02-02
$300
Staff salaries
Giovana Achebe
2018-01-11
$300
Staff salaries
Giovana Achebe
2018-01-20
$300
Staff salaries
Giovana Achebe
2018-02-09
$300
Staff salaries
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