Thompson's committee spent the most on principal payment, thompson in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,000) going to Kyle Thompson in Charleston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Thompson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Principal payment, thompson
$8,000
51.3%
Mailing
$5,696
36.6%
Radio advertising
$1,380
8.9%
Food
$256
1.6%
Donations
$250
1.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 6 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Kyle Thompson
2018-03-22
$8,000
Principal payment, thompson
Dynagraphics
2018-03-22
$5,696
Mailing
Cromwell Group Inc. of Illinois
2018-02-27
$1,150
Radio advertising
Stadium Grill
2018-03-20
$256
Food
Coles County Republican Central Comm
2018-02-01
$250
Donations
WMMC Radio
2018-03-01
$230
Radio advertising