Righter's committee spent the most on promotional items in the quarter, with 93.3% of this total ($20,820) going to Curtis Scott Advertising in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Righter's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Promotional items
$22,307
49%
Signs
$6,893
15.2%
Survey
$6,500
14.3%
Rent/office expense
$1,500
3.3%
Postage
$1,372
3%
Compensation
$1,184
2.6%
Sponsorships
$1,100
2.4%
Office supplies
$1,093
2.4%
Newspaper advertising
$931
2.1%
Payroll taxes
$569
1.3%
Telephone expenses
$534
1.2%
Radio advertising
$456
1%
Promotional expense
$388
0.9%
Meals
$224
0.5%
P o box rental
$194
0.4%
Office expense
$116
0.3%
Promotional services
$90
0.2%
Promotional expenses
$44
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
Curtis Scott Advertising
2016-02-29
$13,023
Promotional items
Curtis Scott Advertising
2016-03-07
$7,797
Promotional items
The Tarrance Group
2016-02-16
$6,500
Survey
Sign Appeal
2016-02-24
$4,881
Signs
Patriot Signage
2016-02-24
$2,012
Signs
Vistaprints
2016-01-05
$1,486
Promotional items
Dell Computer
2016-03-22
$1,021
Office supplies
United Way of Knox County and Crawford County
2016-03-09
$850
Sponsorships
U.S. Postal Service
2016-01-05
$588
Postage
United States Treasury
2016-01-08
$527
Payroll taxes
Kevin Geisler
2016-02-29
$500
Rent/office expense
Kevin Geisler
2016-01-29
$500
Rent/office expense
Kevin Geisler
2016-01-04
$500
Rent/office expense
Wmci/whqq And Wwgo
2016-02-07
$456
Radio advertising
U.S. Postal Service
2016-02-01
$441
Postage
Erin Geisler
2016-03-16
$431
Compensation
Erin Geisler
2016-02-16
$391
Compensation
Erin Geisler
2016-01-17
$361
Compensation
U.S. Postal Service
2016-02-24
$343
Postage
Facebook
2016-02-24
$300
Promotional expense
Olney Daily Mail
2016-03-13
$300
Newspaper advertising
Mattoon Youth Wrestling
2016-02-22
$250
Sponsorships
Daily Republican Register
2016-02-07
$228
Newspaper advertising
Boone's Saloon
2016-03-22
$224
Meals
U.S. Postal Service
2016-01-07
$194
P o box rental
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