Murphy's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,817) going to Usps in Joliet. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$2,817
33.1%
Printing
$1,936
22.7%
Newspaper advertising
$1,699
19.9%
Radio advertising
$900
10.6%
Mailing
$821
9.6%
Donations
$350
4.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 13 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Usps
2018-03-05
$2,667
Postage
Shaw Media
2018-03-05
$1,399
Newspaper advertising
Forest Printing Co.
2018-03-08
$967
Printing
Perma Graphics
2018-03-12
$821
Mailing
Alpha Media LLC - Joliet, IL
2018-02-23
$525
Radio advertising
Alpha Media LLC - Joliet, IL
2018-02-14
$375
Radio advertising
Fast Printing of Joliet, Inc
2018-03-06
$356
Printing
Will County Board Democratic Caucus
2018-02-26
$350
Donations
Allegra Coal City
2018-02-06
$342
Printing
Talk of the Lakes Publication
2018-01-22
$300
Newspaper advertising
Forest Printing Co.
2018-02-19
$270
Printing
Usps
2018-03-06
$100
Postage
Usps
2018-01-29
$50
Postage
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