Benson's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with all those payments ($215,075) going to Snyder Pickerill Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Benson's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$215,075
85.6%
Campaign work
$17,380
6.9%
Advertising
$14,672
5.8%
Promotional items
$2,765
1.1%
Office equipment
$371
0.2%
Office supplies/phones
$343
0.1%
Food for event
$309
0.1%
Refreshments
$212
< 0.1%
Supplies for event
$59
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-09-01
$129,045
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-09-22
$43,015
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-09-30
$43,015
Media
Key Outdoor, Inc.
2016-08-12
$6,084
Advertising
C.O.'s Specialty Advertising
2016-08-30
$3,851
Advertising
LaSalle County Broadcasting
2016-09-01
$1,890
Advertising
Penfactory
2016-08-24
$1,365
Promotional items
C.O.'s Specialty Advertising
2016-08-30
$1,324
Advertising
Penfactory
2016-07-08
$660
Promotional items
Advertising Consultants
2016-09-16
$629
Advertising
Michael Straith
2016-08-09
$500
Campaign work
Michael Straith
2016-08-22
$500
Campaign work
Michael Straith
2016-08-29
$495
Campaign work
Michael Straith
2016-09-06
$470
Campaign work
Advertising Consultants
2016-08-16
$401
Advertising
Geeks Store LLC
2016-09-21
$371
Office equipment
Walmart
2016-08-24
$343
Office supplies/phones
Kaitlyn Orantes
2016-09-06
$335
Campaign work
Dalton Farmer
2016-09-06
$325
Campaign work
Sadie Geary
2016-09-06
$325
Campaign work
Sam's Club
2016-07-08
$309
Food for event
Dalton Farmer
2016-09-20
$302
Campaign work
Sadie Geary
2016-09-20
$302
Campaign work
Dalton Farmer
2016-09-26
$297
Campaign work
Independent's Service Company
2016-08-24
$292
Advertising
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