Curtis's committee spent the most on billboard expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,265) going to Mid-America Advertising in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Curtis's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Billboard expenses
$9,265
49.6%
Consulting
$5,500
29.5%
Photography
$1,125
6%
Printing
$922
4.9%
Graphic design
$800
4.3%
Fund raising (food)
$471
2.5%
Subscriptions
$397
2.1%
Postage
$98
0.5%
Post office box
$90
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Mid-America Advertising
2018-01-29
$4,505
Billboard expenses
Mid-America Advertising
2018-02-20
$2,664
Billboard expenses
Mid-America Advertising
2018-02-14
$2,096
Billboard expenses
TnT Video Services
2018-02-11
$1,125
Photography
Mike Kohler
2018-01-15
$1,000
Consulting
Mike Kohler
2018-01-31
$1,000
Consulting
Mike Kohler
2018-02-15
$1,000
Consulting
A & B Printing Service
2018-01-23
$922
Printing
B. Creative Graphic Design
2018-01-26
$800
Graphic design
Ricky Newcomb
2018-02-23
$500
Consulting
Ricky Newcomb
2018-01-23
$500
Consulting
Ricky Newcomb
2018-03-23
$500
Consulting
Emiliano Vera
2018-02-21
$500
Consulting
Emiliano Vera
2018-03-23
$500
Consulting
Tom & Holly Stovall Sadler
2018-01-10
$471
Fund raising (food)
McDonough County Voice
2018-01-12
$207
Subscriptions
Register-Mail
2018-01-12
$189
Subscriptions
U.S. Postal Service
2018-01-12
$98
Postage
U.S. Postal Service
2018-02-11
$90
Post office box
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