Cook's committee spent the most on bulk mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,429) going to Midwest Mailworks in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cook's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Bulk mailing
$5,429
21.2%
Signs
$4,212
16.5%
Principal payment, cook
$3,625
14.2%
Mailers
$3,496
13.7%
Postage
$2,153
8.4%
Newspaper ad
$1,775
6.9%
Radio ads
$1,736
6.8%
Political ad
$1,601
6.3%
Door hangers
$480
1.9%
Volunteer appreciation food
$377
1.5%
Door hangers & cards
$339
1.3%
Meet/greet
$305
1.2%
Window decals
$54
0.2%
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
Midwest Mailworks
2016-03-09
$5,429
Bulk mailing
Curtis & Laura Cook
2016-01-01
$2,000
Principal payment, cook
GK Graphics
2016-01-05
$1,920
Signs
GK Graphics
2016-01-18
$1,440
Signs
Hub Printing
2016-02-25
$1,317
Mailers
Curtis & Laura Cook
2016-02-01
$1,000
Principal payment, cook
Hub Printing
2016-03-07
$941
Mailers
Wrhl
2016-01-19
$847
Radio ads
GK Graphics
2016-02-01
$798
Signs
Wrhl
2016-02-01
$768
Radio ads
Ogle County Newspapers
2016-02-26
$658
Newspaper ad
Curtis & Laura Cook
2016-01-01
$625
Principal payment, cook
Ogle County Life
2016-02-16
$440
Newspaper ad
Rochelle News Leader
2016-02-16
$440
Newspaper ad
Silver Ridge Golf Course
2016-03-18
$377
Volunteer appreciation food
Laura Medlar
2016-03-06
$339
Door hangers & cards
Usps
2016-01-07
$315
Postage
Usps
2016-02-08
$315
Postage
Alfanos Pizzeria
2016-02-04
$305
Meet/greet
Ogle County Life
2016-03-02
$292
Political ad
Rochelle News Leader
2016-03-02
$292
Political ad
LePrint Express
2016-02-20
$283
Mailers
Ogle County Life
2016-03-09
$252
Political ad
Rochelle News Leader
2016-03-09
$252
Political ad
LePrint Express
2016-02-06
$243
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