Ruckriegel's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($47,913) going to Central States Media in Peoria. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ruckriegel's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$47,913
52.8%
Letters, envelopes, postage
$9,313
10.3%
Mailer
$8,497
9.4%
Signs
$4,404
4.9%
Advertising
$4,150
4.6%
Graphic design and website design
$4,000
4.4%
Survey
$3,790
4.2%
Consulting
$2,500
2.8%
Labels, envelopes, notecards
$2,006
2.2%
Website expenses
$1,200
1.3%
Clerical services
$1,027
1.1%
Door hangers
$700
0.8%
Voters list
$629
0.7%
Newspaper advertising
$564
0.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Central States Media
2017-03-16
$44,438
Television advertising
Victory Enterprises
2017-02-15
$9,313
Letters, envelopes, postage
Victory Enterprises
2017-01-23
$6,555
Mailer
A & B Printing Service, Inc.
2017-03-30
$4,404
Signs
Victory Enterprises
2017-03-09
$4,150
Advertising
Central States Media
2017-01-13
$4,000
Graphic design and website design
Remington Research Group
2017-02-02
$3,500
Survey
Central States Media
2017-03-30
$3,475
Television advertising
Robin Johnson
2017-02-01
$2,500
Consulting
Leonard Unes Printing
2017-01-23
$2,006
Labels, envelopes, notecards
Victory Enterprises
2017-03-15
$1,942
Mailer
Central States Media
2017-03-16
$1,200
Website expenses
Victory Enterprises
2017-02-06
$700
Door hangers
Victory Enterprises
2017-01-02
$629
Voters list
Sabrina Vincent
2017-02-07
$442
Clerical services
Sabrina Vincent
2017-02-20
$375
Clerical services
Victory Enterprises
2017-01-23
$290
Survey
Community Word, LLC
2017-03-06
$282
Newspaper advertising
Community Word, LLC
2017-02-06
$282
Newspaper advertising
Sabrina Vincent
2017-01-13
$210
Clerical services
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