Hammond's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($263,831) going to Moss Advertising in East Peoria. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hammond's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$263,831
90%
Polling services
$10,700
3.7%
Campaign staff
$6,000
2.1%
Printing
$2,414
0.8%
Campaign work
$2,306
0.8%
Newspaper advertising
$1,882
0.6%
Supplies
$941
0.3%
Billboard expenses
$859
0.3%
Election day expenses
$822
0.3%
Reimbursments
$686
0.2%
Donations
$600
0.2%
Cell phones
$518
0.2%
Sponsorships
$500
0.2%
Phones
$419
0.1%
Office supplies
$263
< 0.1%
Tickets
$175
< 0.1%
Website expenses
$175
< 0.1%
Gasoline
$171
< 0.1%
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
Moss Advertising
2018-03-02
$95,048
Television advertising
Moss Advertising
2018-03-12
$57,362
Television advertising
Moss Advertising
2018-02-01
$42,367
Television advertising
Moss Advertising
2018-02-18
$38,344
Television advertising
Moss Advertising
2018-01-12
$21,866
Television advertising
WPAI Intelligence
2018-03-02
$10,700
Polling services
Moss Advertising
2018-03-19
$8,842
Television advertising
Robin Severs
2018-01-04
$6,000
Campaign staff
Mason County Democrat
2018-03-13
$1,882
Newspaper advertising
Allegra Printing
2018-03-21
$1,854
Printing
Chubby's Restaurant
2018-03-21
$822
Election day expenses
Norine Hammond
2018-02-18
$686
Reimbursments
Key Outdoor Advertising
2018-01-29
$684
Billboard expenses
Allegra Printing
2018-01-26
$559
Printing
Walmart
2018-01-29
$526
Supplies
Anthony Neve
2018-03-19
$420
Campaign work
Macomb Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 189
2018-02-01
$400
Donations
Caryl Kleiner
2018-02-16
$312
Campaign work
Schuyler County Fair
2018-03-16
$300
Sponsorships
Melrose
2018-03-16
$295
Supplies
Caryl Kleiner
2018-03-21
$294
Campaign work
Caryl Kleiner
2018-02-02
$288
Campaign work
Macomb Office Supply
2018-01-26
$263
Office supplies
Law Enforcement Torch Run
2018-03-14
$200
Sponsorships
Macomb Area Crimestoppers
2018-01-29
$200
Donations
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