Helland's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,416) going to Linc Strategy in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Helland's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$7,416
34.3%
Postage
$6,883
31.8%
Consulting
$2,500
11.6%
Graphic design
$1,350
6.2%
Accounting fees
$1,000
4.6%
Newspaper advertising
$652
3%
Donations
$500
2.3%
Fund raising advertisement
$421
2%
Palm cards
$409
1.9%
Magazine advertising
$319
1.5%
Phone bank expenses
$168
0.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Linc Strategy
2016-10-28
$3,141
Mailing
Linc Strategy
2016-10-14
$2,859
Mailing
Linc Strategy
2016-11-14
$2,500
Consulting
Linc Strategy
2016-10-14
$2,145
Postage
Linc Strategy
2016-10-14
$2,134
Postage
Linc Strategy
2016-10-28
$1,912
Postage
Linc Strategy
2016-10-14
$1,215
Mailing
Cindy Limbach
2016-11-29
$1,000
Accounting fees
Linc Strategy
2016-10-14
$651
Postage
Linc Strategy
2016-10-28
$600
Graphic design
Linc Strategy
2016-10-14
$550
Graphic design
Braceville Elementary School Dist #75
2016-11-18
$500
Donations
Linc Strategy
2016-10-14
$421
Fund raising advertisement
Linc Strategy
2016-10-14
$409
Palm cards
The Paper (Dwight Paper)
2016-10-26
$400
Newspaper advertising
Free Press
2016-11-04
$252
Newspaper advertising
Facebook
2016-11-01
$241
Magazine advertising
Linc Strategy
2016-10-14
$200
Graphic design
Linc Strategy
2016-10-14
$200
Mailing
Advantage Inc.
2016-11-18
$168
Phone bank expenses
Facebook
2016-10-01
$78
Magazine advertising
Linc Strategy
2016-10-14
$40
Postage
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