Bailey's committee spent the most on radio ads in the quarter, with 50.2% of this total ($5,120) going to The Original Company in Vincennes. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bailey's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Radio ads
$10,210
24.4%
Services
$4,162
9.9%
Postage
$3,432
8.2%
Newspaper
$2,955
7.1%
Newspaper insert
$1,995
4.8%
Ads
$1,911
4.6%
Newspaper ad
$1,800
4.3%
Christmas mailer
$1,788
4.3%
Social media/mailings
$1,644
3.9%
Signs
$1,627
3.9%
Donations
$1,500
3.6%
Radio
$1,500
3.6%
Poll
$1,250
3%
Email data
$1,050
2.5%
Radio blitz
$1,000
2.4%
Mailing
$800
1.9%
Walk cards
$750
1.8%
Newspaper ads
$675
1.6%
Meet and greet
$620
1.5%
Election day party
$450
1.1%
Office equipment
$330
0.8%
Forum
$250
0.6%
Event food
$229
0.6%
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
The Original Company
2018-03-06
$5,120
Radio ads
United States Postal Service
2018-02-19
$3,432
Postage
Susan Petty
2018-03-21
$2,625
Services
Wxef
2018-03-06
$2,100
Radio ads
Olney Daily Mail
2018-03-15
$1,995
Newspaper insert
Cromwell Radio
2018-03-06
$1,790
Radio ads
Imagine This
2018-01-16
$1,788
Christmas mailer
Imagine This
2018-03-16
$1,644
Social media/mailings
Precision Signz
2018-01-17
$1,627
Signs
Wako
2018-03-06
$1,500
Radio
Navigator Journal
2018-03-24
$1,498
Newspaper
Isaiah Consulting
2018-03-30
$1,250
Poll
Anita Scott
2018-03-20
$1,154
Services
Pipe Line Communications
2018-02-02
$1,050
Email data
H & R Communications
2018-03-05
$1,000
Radio blitz
Mt. Carmel Senior Center
2018-02-22
$1,000
Donations
Wsjd
2018-03-05
$1,000
Radio ads
Navigator Journal
2018-03-21
$811
Newspaper
United States Postal Service
2018-03-14
$800
Mailing
Illinois Opportunity Project
2018-03-30
$750
Walk cards
Olney Daily Mail
2018-03-21
$675
Newspaper ads
New Leaf
2018-02-27
$620
Meet and greet
Facebook
2018-02-28
$587
Ads
Facebook
2018-03-31
$539
Ads
Effingham Daily News
2018-02-02
$525
Newspaper ad
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