Donnelly's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with 55% of this total ($8,322) going to News Tribune in Lasalle. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Donnelly's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$15,142
44.1%
Mailing
$14,194
41.3%
Radio advertising
$3,255
9.5%
Website expenses
$934
2.7%
Postage
$470
1.4%
Signs
$342
1%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Linc Strategy
2016-10-26
$8,169
Mailing
The Times
2016-10-27
$3,229
Newspaper advertising
Linc Strategy
2016-10-21
$3,018
Mailing
Linc Strategy
2016-10-01
$3,007
Mailing
The Times
2016-11-07
$2,967
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2016-10-21
$2,080
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2016-10-14
$2,015
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2016-10-27
$1,950
Newspaper advertising
WCMY Radio
2016-10-11
$1,920
Radio advertising
Studstill Media
2016-10-14
$1,335
Radio advertising
News Tribune
2016-11-07
$1,143
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2016-11-07
$825
Newspaper advertising
The Times
2016-10-14
$623
Newspaper advertising
Facebook
2016-11-02
$574
Website expenses
United StateS Post Office
2016-10-01
$470
Postage
NRG Media
2016-11-03
$360
Website expenses
Apple Press
2016-10-24
$342
Signs
News Tribune
2016-10-02
$309
Newspaper advertising