Sanders's committee spent the most on advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,526) going to Lamar in Terre Haute. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sanders's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising
$1,526
47.5%
Newspaper advertising
$947
29.5%
Postage
$331
10.3%
Radio advertising
$238
7.4%
Lawn signs
$116
3.6%
Promotional items
$51
1.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Lamar
2018-01-10
$1,526
Advertising
Marshall Advocate
2018-03-14
$487
Newspaper advertising
Marshall Advocate
2018-02-08
$260
Newspaper advertising
WMMC Radio
2018-02-21
$238
Radio advertising
Marshall Advocate
2018-01-23
$200
Newspaper advertising
United States Postal Service
2018-03-03
$150
Postage
United States Postal Service
2018-02-08
$120
Postage
Amazon Marketplace
2018-01-12
$116
Lawn signs
United States Postal Service
2018-03-15
$60
Postage
Amazon Marketplace
2018-01-29
$39
Promotional items
Amazon Marketplace
2018-01-26
$12
Promotional items
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