Davis's committee spent the most on returned contributions in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Mary Drake in Charleston. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Davis's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Returned contributions
$5,000
43.6%
Mailing
$3,913
34.1%
Yard signs
$1,232
10.7%
Consulting
$600
5.2%
Banners
$249
2.2%
Website expenses
$230
2%
Brochures
$188
1.6%
Social media advertising
$50
0.4%
Supplies
$15
0.1%
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
Mary Drake
2018-03-21
$5,000
Returned contributions
Click 2 Mail
2018-03-09
$3,913
Mailing
Union Signs and Printing
2018-01-26
$1,000
Yard signs
Kate Klipp
2018-03-28
$400
Consulting
Independent's Service Company
2018-03-28
$249
Banners
Austin Mejdrich
2018-03-22
$200
Consulting
Mattoon Printing Center
2018-01-18
$130
Brochures
Facebook
2018-03-28
$84
Website expenses
Facebook
2018-01-31
$57
Website expenses
Rural King
2018-02-27
$52
Yard signs
Facebook
2018-02-12
$50
Website expenses
Facebook
2018-01-02
$50
Social media advertising
Rural King
2018-03-08
$41
Yard signs
Rural King
2018-02-14
$38
Yard signs
Rural King
2018-02-05
$38
Yard signs
Rural King
2018-03-05
$33
Yard signs
Mattoon Printing Center
2018-03-19
$29
Brochures
Mattoon Printing Center
2018-03-15
$29
Brochures
Rural King
2018-01-29
$28
Yard signs
Facebook
2018-01-19
$25
Website expenses
Rural King
2018-01-29
$15
Supplies
Facebook
2018-02-28
$14
Website expenses
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