Oller's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,350) going to Sangamon Valley Signs & Graphics in Petersburg. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Oller's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$2,350
31.6%
Newspaper advertising
$1,854
24.9%
Fund raising (food)
$1,078
14.5%
Signs and can cozys
$700
9.4%
Sponsorships
$500
6.7%
Internet advertising
$442
5.9%
Sponsorship trivia night
$400
5.4%
Fund raising entertainment
$70
0.9%
Donations
$55
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Sangamon Valley Signs & Graphics
2018-03-06
$2,350
Signs
Petersburg Observer
2018-03-02
$1,128
Newspaper advertising
Petersburg Observer
2018-02-12
$725
Newspaper advertising
Sangamon Valley Signs & Graphics
2018-01-12
$700
Signs and can cozys
Dr. Ugs
2018-01-22
$617
Fund raising (food)
National Wild Turkey Federation/ New Salem Longbeards
2018-03-09
$500
Sponsorships
Boars Nest
2018-03-17
$461
Fund raising (food)
Facebook
2018-03-29
$442
Internet advertising
Crime Stoppers Menard & Sangamon County
2018-02-03
$400
Sponsorship trivia night
Boars Nest
2018-03-17
$70
Fund raising entertainment
National Wild Turkey Federation/ New Salem Longbeards
2018-02-23
$55
Donations
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