Donnelly's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with 50.5% of this total ($789) going to News Tribune in Lasalle. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Donnelly's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$1,562
22.4%
Radio advertising
$1,502
21.5%
Mailing
$1,154
16.5%
Signs
$1,112
15.9%
Postage
$869
12.5%
Promotional items
$320
4.6%
T-shirts
$238
3.4%
Food
$221
3.2%
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
Apple Press
2016-02-01
$1,154
Mailing
Apple Press
2016-02-12
$902
Signs
The Times
2016-03-11
$773
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2016-03-11
$637
Newspaper advertising
Studstill Media
2016-03-04
$502
Radio advertising
Studstill Media
2016-01-27
$500
Radio advertising
Studstill Media
2016-02-17
$500
Radio advertising
Apple Press
2016-02-01
$414
Postage
Creative Apparel
2016-01-19
$320
Promotional items
Creative Apparel
2016-03-11
$238
T-shirts
Hy-Vee
2016-03-15
$221
Food
Apple Press
2016-02-18
$210
Signs
United StateS Post Office
2016-02-19
$210
Postage
News Tribune
2016-02-29
$151
Newspaper advertising
United StateS Post Office
2016-02-05
$140
Postage
United StateS Post Office
2016-03-04
$105
Postage
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