McCombie's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with 18.3% of this total ($2,340) going to Elizabeth Buckwalter in Morrison. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McCombie's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$12,812
18.1%
2017 mileage
$6,622
9.3%
Signs
$6,564
9.3%
Media - radio
$6,068
8.6%
Fr event - food & drink
$5,841
8.2%
Consulting
$4,200
5.9%
Advertising
$3,650
5.2%
Internet advertising
$3,078
4.3%
Newspaper advertising
$2,890
4.1%
Radio advertising
$2,528
3.6%
Rent
$2,250
3.2%
Printing
$1,839
2.6%
Postage
$1,674
2.4%
Election night meal
$1,384
2%
Production media expenses
$979
1.4%
Television advertising
$926
1.3%
Mileage expenses
$808
1.1%
Promotional items
$766
1.1%
Campaign supplies
$738
1%
Travel transportation
$602
0.9%
In house printing & postage
$573
0.8%
Walk cards
$547
0.8%
Lodging
$500
0.7%
Walk cards - schmidt
$345
0.5%
Envelopes & printing
$268
0.4%
Savanna historical society event
$262
0.4%
Office supplies
$262
0.4%
Table/chair rental
$250
0.4%
Donations
$250
0.4%
Printing/folding
$187
0.3%
Meetings
$180
0.3%
Internet - october
$164
0.2%
Internet - november
$164
0.2%
Kids reading program gifts
$150
0.2%
Cell phone: november
$104
0.2%
Cell phone: december
$104
0.2%
Cell phone: october
$104
0.2%
Staff meals
$87
0.1%
Post office box
$62
< 0.1%
Volunteer meal
$35
< 0.1%
Meals
$19
< 0.1%
Office lunch
$19
< 0.1%
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
Tony McCombie
2018-10-01
$6,622
2017 mileage
Ditka's Restaurant
2018-12-19
$5,841
Fr event - food & drink
Hodas & Associates
2018-11-03
$4,934
Signs
Rock Island Argus
2018-10-12
$3,650
Advertising
Sauk Valley Media
2018-10-26
$2,528
Radio advertising
Elizabeth Buckwalter
2018-11-30
$2,340
Payroll
Kcqq-fm
2018-10-08
$1,938
Media - radio
David Kubik
2018-11-28
$1,800
Payroll
Kbea-fm
2018-10-08
$1,638
Media - radio
Clinton Herald
2018-10-11
$1,500
Newspaper advertising
Usps
2018-10-15
$1,500
Postage
The Newberg Group
2018-10-04
$1,400
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-11-05
$1,400
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2018-12-04
$1,400
Consulting
Savanna Times Journal
2018-12-11
$1,390
Newspaper advertising
Manny's Pizza Saloon
2018-11-09
$1,384
Election night meal
Victory Enterprises
2018-10-05
$1,195
Signs
Wsdr
2018-10-08
$1,050
Media - radio
Staples
2018-11-02
$1,034
Printing
WNS Publications Inc
2018-10-13
$926
Television advertising
Staples
2018-11-05
$805
Printing
Wcci-fm
2018-10-08
$792
Media - radio
Facebook
2018-10-29
$750
Internet advertising
The Villas Downtown
2018-10-02
$750
Rent
The Villas Downtown
2018-11-02
$750
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