Murphy's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with 90.3% of this total ($3,742) going to Valco Awards in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$4,142
35.2%
Advertising - bench billboards
$2,448
20.8%
Sponsorships
$2,030
17.3%
Accounting fees
$750
6.4%
Fund raising (food)
$500
4.3%
T-shirts
$478
4.1%
Parade supplies
$457
3.9%
Entry fee
$200
1.7%
Sign supplies
$199
1.7%
Social media advertisement
$194
1.7%
Social media ads
$184
1.6%
Shirts
$170
1.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Valco Awards
2018-01-08
$3,742
Signs
Ace Sign Co.
2018-01-08
$2,448
Advertising - bench billboards
Brickhouse
2018-02-26
$500
Fund raising (food)
First Step Women's Center
2018-02-01
$500
Sponsorships
Primo Designs
2018-02-22
$478
T-shirts
Sam's Club
2018-03-12
$457
Parade supplies
Springfield Sports Hall of Fame
2018-03-03
$400
Sponsorships
Chatham Chamber of Commerce
2018-02-01
$330
Sponsorships
Canham Graphics
2018-01-16
$300
Signs
Sangamon County Farm Bureau
2018-02-16
$300
Sponsorships
Faith Coalition for the Common Good
2018-03-16
$250
Sponsorships
Springfield Crimestoppers
2018-02-21
$250
Sponsorships
Tammy Squires
2018-03-03
$250
Accounting fees
Tammy Squires
2018-01-08
$250
Accounting fees
Tammy Squires
2018-02-01
$250
Accounting fees
Downtown Springfield
2018-02-01
$200
Entry fee
Facebook
2018-02-28
$194
Social media advertisement
Facebook
2018-01-31
$184
Social media ads
Primo Designs
2018-03-01
$170
Shirts
Menards
2018-01-20
$116
Sign supplies
Menards
2018-01-16
$99
Signs
Menards
2018-01-17
$46
Sign supplies
Menards
2018-01-24
$23
Sign supplies
Menards
2018-01-25
$13
Sign supplies
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