Jimenez's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with 27.6% of this total ($58,836) going to Wand-tv in Decatur. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jimenez's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$213,080
70.2%
Radio advertising
$33,612
11.1%
Media expenses
$24,210
8%
Newspaper advertising
$9,552
3.2%
Gotv
$8,403
2.8%
Field work
$2,450
0.8%
Printing and mailing
$1,473
0.5%
Signs
$1,451
0.5%
Printing
$1,195
0.4%
Food
$975
0.3%
Election day expenses
$914
0.3%
State fair republican day
$871
0.3%
Social media advertising
$760
0.3%
Contractual expenses
$500
0.2%
Campaign work
$500
0.2%
Sponsorships
$450
0.2%
T-shirts
$382
0.1%
Postage
$354
0.1%
Their intern program
$350
0.1%
Office supplies
$336
0.1%
Graphic design
$250
< 0.1%
Membership
$245
< 0.1%
Photography
$219
< 0.1%
Sign supplies
$129
< 0.1%
Parade supplies
$126
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$123
< 0.1%
Cards
$121
< 0.1%
Wire transfer
$110
< 0.1%
Fund raising - supplies
$92
< 0.1%
Supplies
$84
< 0.1%
Bank charges
$44
< 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
Wics-tv
2016-10-21
$21,165
Television advertising
Wand-tv
2016-10-28
$19,686
Television advertising
Wand-tv
2016-10-21
$19,490
Television advertising
Wics-tv
2016-10-28
$19,337
Television advertising
Wcia-tv
2016-10-28
$15,456
Television advertising
Wcia-tv
2016-10-21
$15,444
Television advertising
Wrsp-tv
2016-10-28
$11,730
Television advertising
Wcia-tv
2016-10-13
$10,880
Television advertising
Wics-tv
2016-10-14
$10,837
Television advertising
Wrsp-tv
2016-10-21
$10,200
Television advertising
Comcast
2016-10-27
$10,193
Television advertising
Wand-tv
2016-10-14
$10,055
Television advertising
Wand-tv
2016-10-13
$9,605
Television advertising
Capitol Radio Group
2016-10-31
$9,126
Radio advertising
Victory Phones
2016-11-03
$8,403
Gotv
Strategic Media Services
2016-10-28
$8,070
Media expenses
Strategic Media Services
2016-10-21
$7,980
Media expenses
Wcia-tv
2016-10-13
$7,265
Television advertising
Wcia-tv
2016-10-14
$7,242
Television advertising
State Journal-Register
2016-10-21
$6,700
Newspaper advertising
Wrsp-tv
2016-10-13
$5,397
Television advertising
Neuhoff Media Springfield
2016-10-31
$5,300
Radio advertising
Wrsp-tv
2016-10-14
$5,015
Television advertising
Capitol Radio Group
2016-10-21
$4,806
Radio advertising
Neuhoff Media Springfield
2016-10-21
$4,490
Radio advertising