Chasteen's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,625) going to Post Office in Joliet. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Chasteen's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$5,625
54.4%
Newspaper advertising
$1,752
16.9%
Signs
$1,562
15.1%
Brochures
$842
8.1%
Election day expenses
$400
3.9%
Office supplies
$162
1.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 6 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Post Office
2016-03-04
$5,625
Mailing
J.V. Murphy & Associates
2016-03-04
$1,752
Newspaper advertising
Stars & Stripes
2016-03-03
$1,562
Signs
Joliet Exchange Club Charities
2016-02-19
$842
Brochures
Cemenos Pizza
2016-03-15
$400
Election day expenses
Staples
2016-01-14
$162
Office supplies
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