Gould's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 61.6% of this total ($10,346) going to Curtis Scott Advertising in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gould's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$16,801
74.4%
Newspaper advertising
$1,750
7.8%
Radio advertising
$1,319
5.8%
Postage
$871
3.9%
Printing
$682
3%
Fund raising (food)
$622
2.8%
Food
$318
1.4%
Office supplies
$219
1%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
McGaffer Communications
2016-10-04
$6,455
Mailing
Curtis Scott Advertising
2016-10-21
$5,587
Mailing
Curtis Scott Advertising
2016-11-02
$4,758
Mailing
Strong Media
2016-10-27
$1,019
Radio advertising
The Free Press Advocate
2016-11-02
$990
Newspaper advertising
Barolo Ristorante
2016-10-06
$622
Fund raising (food)
U.S. Postal Service
2016-11-03
$564
Postage
Enterprise Newspapers, Inc.
2016-11-07
$357
Newspaper advertising
Perma Graphics
2016-10-27
$343
Printing
Allegra Coal City
2016-11-07
$338
Printing
Cemeno's Pizza
2016-11-18
$318
Food
U.S. Postal Service
2016-10-27
$307
Postage
Strong Media
2016-10-24
$300
Radio advertising
Sam's Club
2016-11-02
$219
Office supplies
The Free Press Advocate
2016-10-02
$203
Newspaper advertising
Farmers Weekly Review
2016-10-21
$100
Newspaper advertising
Farmers Weekly Review
2016-10-31
$100
Newspaper advertising