Stewart's committee spent the most on mail production and mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($30,448) going to Curtis Scott Advertising Inc in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stewart's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mail production and mailing
$30,448
33.7%
Advertising - facebook
$20,568
22.8%
Printing and postage
$14,551
16.1%
Newspaper advertising
$11,532
12.8%
Yard signs
$6,697
7.4%
Radio advertising
$2,600
2.9%
Mileage expenses
$1,172
1.3%
Consulting
$650
0.7%
Donations
$629
0.7%
Intern fees
$370
0.4%
Rent
$330
0.4%
Subscriptions
$316
0.4%
Cell phones
$299
0.3%
Signs
$185
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Curtis Scott Advertising Inc
2018-11-02
$30,448
Mail production and mailing
Curtis Scott Advertising Inc
2018-11-02
$14,551
Printing and postage
Facebook Inc
2018-12-10
$12,044
Advertising - facebook
Facebook Inc
2018-10-15
$8,524
Advertising - facebook
Curtis Scott Advertising Inc
2018-10-02
$6,697
Yard signs
Big Radio
2018-11-02
$2,600
Radio advertising
Sauk Valley Media
2018-12-10
$1,972
Newspaper advertising
NRG Media LLC
2018-12-10
$1,560
Newspaper advertising
Shaw Media
2018-12-10
$1,495
Newspaper advertising
Ogle County Newspapers
2018-12-10
$1,108
Newspaper advertising
Rochelle News
2018-12-10
$1,108
Newspaper advertising
Rockford Register Star
2018-12-10
$956
Newspaper advertising
Mahoney Publishing dba The Flash
2018-12-10
$800
Newspaper advertising
Rock Valley Publishing
2018-12-10
$725
Newspaper advertising
Compass Consulting LLC
2018-10-12
$650
Consulting
Carrroll County Review
2018-11-05
$648
Newspaper advertising
Freeport High School
2018-10-18
$629
Donations
Village Voices
2018-11-05
$625
Newspaper advertising
Galena Gazette
2018-12-10
$400
Newspaper advertising
Stewart Centre LLC
2018-12-21
$330
Rent
The Journal Standard
2018-12-19
$316
Subscriptions
John Guevara
2018-11-08
$286
Mileage expenses
John Guevara
2018-10-10
$282
Mileage expenses
John Guevara
2018-11-19
$265
Mileage expenses
Menards
2018-10-04
$185
Signs