Peterson's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($13,480) going to Usps in Paris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Peterson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$13,480
42.7%
Printing
$5,682
18%
T-shirts
$5,640
17.9%
Radio advertising
$2,499
7.9%
Radio
$1,872
5.9%
Sponsorships
$1,305
4.1%
Newspaper advertising
$374
1.2%
Phones
$258
0.8%
Website expenses
$250
0.8%
Rent
$200
0.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Usps
2016-03-09
$6,812
Postage
Dewitt Advertising
2016-01-28
$5,640
T-shirts
Usps
2016-03-01
$3,322
Postage
Usps
2016-02-08
$3,322
Postage
Up Close
2016-03-09
$2,787
Printing
Illini Radio Group
2016-03-09
$2,499
Radio advertising
Miller Media
2016-02-26
$1,872
Radio
Up Close
2016-03-12
$1,463
Printing
Up Close
2016-03-01
$1,431
Printing
Paris American Legion
2016-02-05
$300
Sponsorships
National Wildlife Turkey Foundation
2016-01-25
$285
Sponsorships
National Wildlife Turkey Foundation
2016-03-12
$275
Sponsorships
National Wildlife Turkey Foundation
2016-02-08
$270
Sponsorships
Facebook
2016-03-16
$250
Website expenses
Paris American Legion
2016-02-22
$200
Rent
Prairie Press
2016-01-10
$195
Newspaper advertising
Prairie Press
2016-03-08
$179
Newspaper advertising
Ducks Unlimited
2016-02-23
$100
Sponsorships
Verizon
2016-03-16
$89
Phones
Verizon
2016-02-26
$84
Phones
Verizon
2016-01-14
$84
Phones
Ducks Unlimited
2016-02-22
$75
Sponsorships
Usps
2016-03-10
$22
Postage
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