Smith's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,893) going to National in Plantation. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$4,893
56.9%
Radio advertising
$1,030
12%
Robo calls
$856
10%
Newspaper advertising
$784
9.1%
Postage
$453
5.3%
Office supplies
$378
4.4%
Sign posts
$201
2.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
National
2016-01-05
$2,964
Signs
National
2016-01-19
$1,079
Signs
Big Radio
2016-03-07
$1,030
Radio advertising
National
2016-03-23
$850
Signs
Rockford Register Star
2016-03-23
$784
Newspaper advertising
Staples
2016-02-15
$351
Office supplies
U.S. Postal Service
2016-01-04
$343
Postage
Compass
2016-03-04
$262
Robo calls
Compass
2016-02-04
$226
Robo calls
Compass
2016-03-11
$220
Robo calls
Compass
2016-03-28
$148
Robo calls
Menards
2016-01-31
$116
Sign posts
U.S. Postal Service
2016-02-05
$110
Postage
Menards
2016-02-20
$85
Sign posts
Staples
2016-01-02
$27
Office supplies
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