Johnson's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,668) going to Lomelino Sign Company in Jacksonville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Johnson's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$4,668
46.4%
Yard signs
$1,202
12%
Radio advertising
$900
9%
Donations
$870
8.7%
Newspaper advertising
$705
7%
Promotional items
$661
6.6%
T-shirts
$422
4.2%
Ad books
$375
3.7%
Sponsorships
$250
2.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Lomelino Sign Company
2017-11-08
$982
Signs
Lomelino Sign Company
2017-10-20
$972
Signs
Lomelino Sign Company
2017-11-02
$945
Signs
Lomelino Sign Company
2017-11-10
$918
Signs
Lomelino Sign Company
2017-11-27
$850
Signs
Lomelino Sign Company
2017-10-20
$662
Yard signs
Wjvo
2017-11-13
$595
Radio advertising
Lomelino Sign Company
2017-10-05
$540
Yard signs
Diocesan Publications
2017-11-07
$375
Ad books
Discount Mugs
2017-10-10
$332
Promotional items
Party City
2017-10-06
$328
Promotional items
Wjvo
2017-12-07
$305
Radio advertising
Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
2017-11-01
$250
Sponsorships
Knights of Columbus
2017-10-11
$250
Donations
Screen Tek
2017-11-14
$233
T-shirts
Civitas Media - Journal Courier
2017-11-20
$227
Newspaper advertising
Ainsley's Angels
2017-10-13
$200
Newspaper advertising
Western Illinois Youth Camp
2017-10-25
$200
Donations
Screen Tek
2017-10-24
$189
T-shirts
Source
2017-11-22
$178
Newspaper advertising
Whitetails Unlimited
2017-11-10
$175
Donations
Ducks Unlimited
2017-10-19
$125
Donations
Ducks Unlimited
2017-10-19
$120
Donations
Ainsley's Angels
2017-10-13
$100
Newspaper advertising
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