Harl's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,831) going to News Tribune in Lasalle. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Harl's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$4,831
30.1%
Postage
$4,440
27.7%
Brochures
$3,234
20.2%
Signs
$1,540
9.6%
Promotional items
$1,371
8.5%
Radio advertising
$427
2.7%
Meals
$206
1.3%
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
News Tribune
2017-03-24
$3,831
Newspaper advertising
Stars & Stripes
2017-02-02
$2,541
Brochures
Stars & Stripes
2017-01-13
$1,045
Signs
News Tribune
2017-03-05
$1,000
Newspaper advertising
Peru Post Office
2017-03-30
$905
Postage
MTM Recognition
2017-03-03
$893
Promotional items
Peru Post Office
2017-03-27
$875
Postage
Peru Post Office
2017-03-20
$875
Postage
Peru Post Office
2017-03-06
$831
Postage
Peru Post Office
2017-03-13
$831
Postage
Stars & Stripes
2017-03-17
$693
Brochures
Stars & Stripes
2017-02-24
$495
Signs
Creative Apparel
2017-02-20
$478
Promotional items
WLPO Radio
2017-03-20
$427
Radio advertising
Christys Kitchen
2017-03-27
$206
Meals
Peru Post Office
2017-03-31
$120
Postage
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