Lower's committee spent the most on production media expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($8,072) going to Moss Advertising in East Peoria. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lower's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Production media expenses
$8,072
45.8%
Printing
$5,243
29.8%
Billboard expenses
$1,275
7.2%
Food
$1,009
5.7%
Sponsorships
$825
4.7%
Postage
$609
3.5%
Promotional items
$417
2.4%
Signs
$168
1%
Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Moss Advertising
2018-03-13
$4,648
Printing
Moss Advertising
2018-03-01
$4,023
Production media expenses
Moss Advertising
2018-03-01
$2,530
Production media expenses
Moss Advertising
2018-03-19
$1,519
Production media expenses
Adams Outdoor Advertising
2018-02-09
$1,275
Billboard expenses
Family Catering
2018-03-20
$1,009
Food
Tazewell County GOP
2018-02-22
$825
Sponsorships
Allegra
2018-01-26
$594
Printing
Staples
2018-02-14
$231
Postage
VistaPrint
2018-02-05
$217
Promotional items
amazon
2018-01-01
$168
Signs
Staples
2018-02-24
$160
Postage
Staples
2018-03-01
$119
Postage
VistaPrint
2018-03-12
$115
Promotional items
Staples
2018-02-14
$97
Postage
VistaPrint
2018-02-26
$84
Promotional items