Caruana's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($30,450) going to Cain & Company in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Caruana's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$30,450
55.4%
Mailing
$6,698
12.2%
5th annual golf outing event
$6,348
11.6%
Staff salaries
$4,000
7.3%
Fund raising (food)
$3,025
5.5%
Printing - yard signs, banners, decals
$990
1.8%
Rratfr advertising rock river anything that floats race
$750
1.4%
Donation labor day parade and picnic
$500
0.9%
Food
$368
0.7%
Fund raising - food lunch golf playday
$350
0.6%
Plumbers and pipefitters local 23 golf playday
$320
0.6%
Golf outing sponsor
$300
0.6%
Donation - family justice center fundraising event
$250
0.5%
Golf outings
$200
0.4%
Palm cards
$166
0.3%
.com domain renewal
$150
0.3%
Palm cards and fundraiser poster
$104
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cain & Company
2018-08-02
$30,450
Television advertising
Express Printing, Inc.
2018-09-20
$6,698
Mailing
Swanhills Golf Course
2018-07-13
$6,348
5th annual golf outing event
Neighbors Bar and Grill
2018-07-13
$3,025
Fund raising (food)
Jim Thacker
2018-07-12
$2,000
Staff salaries
Jim Thacker
2018-09-01
$2,000
Staff salaries
Interstate Graphics Inc,
2018-08-24
$990
Printing - yard signs, banners, decals
Prairie Street Brewing Company
2018-07-09
$750
Rratfr advertising rock river anything that floats race
Rockford United Labor AFL CIO Donation Fund
2018-09-13
$500
Donation labor day parade and picnic
Oscar's Pub & Grill
2018-09-03
$368
Food
Napoli Pizza
2018-07-09
$350
Fund raising - food lunch golf playday
Plumbers & Pipefitters UA Local 23 PAC
2018-07-08
$320
Plumbers and pipefitters local 23 golf playday
Venetian Club
2018-07-27
$300
Golf outing sponsor
Jennifer Cacciapaglia
2018-08-24
$250
Donation - family justice center fundraising event
Brotherhood of The Fallen
2018-07-10
$200
Golf outings
Rockford Litho
2018-09-14
$166
Palm cards
Godaddy.com
2018-09-13
$150
.com domain renewal
Rockford Litho
2018-09-14
$104
Palm cards and fundraiser poster
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