Wilhour's committee spent the most on advertising-billboard in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,475) going to Dustys Outdoor Media LLC in Effingham. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Wilhour's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising-billboard
$5,475
25.9%
Signs
$4,995
23.6%
Radio advertising
$4,402
20.8%
Newspaper advertising
$2,897
13.7%
Fund raising (food)
$2,671
12.6%
Ad social media
$454
2.1%
Fund raising entertainment
$270
1.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Dustys Outdoor Media LLC
2018-03-31
$5,475
Advertising-billboard
Ad Works Publishing, Inc.
2018-01-11
$4,670
Signs
Effingham Daily News
2018-03-19
$1,932
Newspaper advertising
Debs Catering
2018-02-13
$1,220
Fund raising (food)
Morning Sentinel
2018-03-16
$964
Newspaper advertising
Wxef/wkjt
2018-03-12
$955
Radio advertising
Wjbd
2018-03-12
$880
Radio advertising
Wpmb/wkrv
2018-03-12
$778
Radio advertising
Wcrc/wcra/whqq/wjkg
2018-03-12
$666
Radio advertising
Debs Catering
2018-03-20
$644
Fund raising (food)
WGEL Bond Broadcasting
2018-03-12
$627
Radio advertising
Gopher Grill
2018-03-22
$510
Fund raising (food)
Rural King
2018-01-11
$325
Signs
Walnut St. Weddings
2018-02-13
$270
Fund raising entertainment
Hog Yard Grill
2018-03-28
$266
Fund raising (food)
WGEL Bond Broadcasting
2018-03-14
$252
Radio advertising
Facebook
2018-03-21
$250
Ad social media
Wjbd
2018-03-16
$243
Radio advertising
Facebook
2018-03-01
$122
Ad social media
Facebook
2018-02-01
$77
Ad social media
Debs Catering
2018-02-16
$30
Fund raising (food)
Facebook
2018-03-31
$5
Ad social media