Lechien's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with 84.8% of this total ($2,216) going to Belleville News-Democrat in Belleville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lechien's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$2,613
53.2%
Principal payment, lechien
$2,000
40.7%
Campaign work
$300
6.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Robert Lechien
2016-12-26
$2,000
Principal payment, lechien
Belleville News-Democrat
2016-11-16
$1,601
Newspaper advertising
Belleville News-Democrat
2016-10-27
$615
Newspaper advertising
East St. Louis Monitor
2016-10-25
$396
Newspaper advertising
John LeChien
2016-11-07
$300
Campaign work
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