Benson's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with all those payments ($345,823) going to Snyder Pickerill Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Benson's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$345,823
87%
Campaign work
$30,065
7.6%
Loan repayment
$16,500
4.2%
Phone communication
$1,786
0.5%
Event expenses
$1,096
0.3%
Supplies
$667
0.2%
Printing
$650
0.2%
Advertising
$599
0.2%
Bank fee
$285
< 0.1%
Volunteer meals
$247
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-26
$93,341
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-18
$81,280
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-07
$43,015
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-13
$43,015
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-14
$38,265
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-14
$24,123
Media
Christine Benson
2016-12-30
$14,000
Loan repayment
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-31
$7,355
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-21
$6,600
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-06
$5,950
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-06
$2,876
Media
Christine Benson
2016-12-30
$2,000
Loan repayment
Antonio Magallanes
2016-11-09
$1,395
Campaign work
Dalton Farmer
2016-11-09
$900
Campaign work
Sadie Geary
2016-11-09
$900
Campaign work
Antonio Magallanes
2016-10-24
$802
Campaign work
Antonio Magallanes
2016-10-31
$697
Campaign work
Laura Adkins
2016-11-09
$615
Campaign work
Gavin Richardson
2016-11-09
$581
Campaign work
Dalton Farmer
2016-10-17
$562
Campaign work
Michael Straith
2016-10-05
$535
Campaign work
Dylan Holland
2016-11-09
$513
Campaign work
Candace Adkins
2016-11-09
$506
Campaign work
Christine Benson
2016-12-31
$500
Loan repayment
Christine Torres
2016-12-30
$500
Campaign work