Hammond's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($20,374) going to Moss Advertising in East Peoria. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hammond's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$20,374
23.1%
Golf outings
$19,171
21.7%
Billboard expenses
$8,435
9.5%
Post cards
$7,895
8.9%
Yard signs
$5,469
6.2%
Hats
$3,689
4.2%
Staff salaries
$2,870
3.3%
Printing
$2,511
2.8%
Payroll
$2,340
2.7%
Brochures
$1,970
2.2%
Supplies
$1,960
2.2%
Meals
$1,196
1.4%
Website expenses
$1,025
1.2%
Phones
$814
0.9%
Food
$781
0.9%
Postage
$744
0.8%
T-shirts
$695
0.8%
Fund raising (food)
$672
0.8%
Rental table and chairs
$645
0.7%
Candidate lodging
$639
0.7%
Rent
$600
0.7%
Event fees
$563
0.6%
Insurance
$475
0.5%
Conference registration
$375
0.4%
Cell phones
$337
0.4%
Subscriptions
$319
0.4%
Gasoline
$296
0.3%
Signs
$278
0.3%
Accounting fees
$240
0.3%
Hall rental for raising funds
$235
0.3%
Utilities
$211
0.2%
Raffle prizes
$200
0.2%
Facebook advertising
$149
0.2%
Office supplies
$131
0.2%
Post office box
$58
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Moss Advertising
2016-09-15
$20,374
Television advertising
King Graphics
2016-07-07
$8,511
Golf outings
Majority Strategies
2016-07-20
$7,895
Post cards
Gold Hills Golf Club Inc
2016-07-29
$6,393
Golf outings
King Graphics
2016-07-28
$5,469
Yard signs
King Graphics
2016-07-28
$3,689
Hats
Curtis Scott Advertising Inc
2016-09-05
$1,970
Brochures
Key Outdoor Advertising
2016-09-01
$1,616
Billboard expenses
W.C. Media
2016-07-07
$1,600
Billboard expenses
King Graphics
2016-07-20
$1,518
Golf outings
Devin Kozicki
2016-07-01
$1,440
Staff salaries
Devin Kozicki
2016-07-15
$1,430
Staff salaries
Lamar Advertising of Decatur
2016-08-16
$1,360
Billboard expenses
Allegra Printing
2016-07-01
$1,299
Printing
Cheyenne Renner
2016-07-01
$1,179
Payroll
Cheyenne Renner
2016-07-15
$1,161
Payroll
B & S Tent Rental
2016-07-07
$1,143
Golf outings
Mark Twitchell
2016-07-28
$1,025
Website expenses
W.C. Media
2016-09-05
$1,000
Billboard expenses
W.C. Media
2016-08-09
$1,000
Billboard expenses
Mid State Graphics
2016-09-12
$695
T-shirts
Sara Chance
2016-09-26
$645
Rental table and chairs
Hyatt Hotels
2016-08-25
$639
Candidate lodging
Farm King Supply, Inc.
2016-08-09
$619
Golf outings
Gordon Food Service Store
2016-07-28
$595
Golf outings