Baer's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with 84.5% of this total ($3,158) going to News Tribune in Lasalle. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Baer's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$3,737
79.8%
Food
$426
9.1%
Yard signs
$317
6.8%
Interest payment
$203
4.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
News Tribune
2018-12-03
$1,072
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2018-10-10
$1,007
Newspaper advertising
Shaw Media
2018-11-05
$578
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2018-10-05
$570
Newspaper advertising
News Tribune
2018-10-01
$509
Newspaper advertising
Costco Wholesale
2018-10-03
$426
Food
FireSprint
2018-10-02
$317
Yard signs
Visa
2018-12-31
$203
Interest payment
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