Gibbons's committee spent the most on cable buy in the quarter, with all those payments ($39,994) going to Canal Partners Media in Marietta. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gibbons's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Cable buy
$39,994
36.7%
Postage
$37,193
34.2%
Signs/bumper stickers
$9,664
8.9%
Fundraiser food & beverages
$4,560
4.2%
Cable production
$4,000
3.7%
Mailing
$2,934
2.7%
Consulting
$2,750
2.5%
Volunteer reception
$2,075
1.9%
Donations
$1,155
1.1%
Photo shoot
$1,130
1%
Newspaper inserts
$460
0.4%
Supplies
$449
0.4%
Staff christmas gifts
$400
0.4%
Candidate photo shoot
$345
0.3%
Sponsorships
$300
0.3%
Lunch meeting
$284
0.3%
Christmas donations
$260
0.2%
Sign posts
$244
0.2%
Donation trivia sponsor
$220
0.2%
Parade supplies
$217
0.2%
Office supplies
$158
0.2%
Dinner meeting
$102
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Canal Partners Media
2016-10-24
$39,994
Cable buy
Soar Communication Strategies
2016-11-01
$21,503
Postage
Soar Communication Strategies
2016-10-25
$15,690
Postage
Hall Distributors
2016-10-28
$9,664
Signs/bumper stickers
Sugo's Spaghetteria
2016-10-12
$4,560
Fundraiser food & beverages
Marlin Strategies
2016-10-24
$4,000
Cable production
2k Strategies
2016-10-17
$2,500
Consulting
Sugo's Spaghetteria
2016-12-02
$2,075
Volunteer reception
Creative Options
2016-10-11
$1,434
Mailing
Ashley Seering
2016-11-14
$1,130
Photo shoot
Creative Options
2016-10-31
$1,000
Mailing
Creative Options
2016-10-31
$500
Mailing
The Telegraph
2016-10-26
$460
Newspaper inserts
Granite City Fire Fighters Relief Fund
2016-10-01
$450
Donations
Mike Shannons Grill
2016-12-23
$400
Staff christmas gifts
Talent Plus, Inc.
2016-10-05
$345
Candidate photo shoot
Ducks Unlimited
2016-10-07
$300
Sponsorships
Walgreens
2016-12-23
$260
Christmas donations
100 Black Men of America
2016-10-12
$260
Donations
Melodie Chism
2016-12-17
$250
Consulting
Southern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
2016-10-03
$250
Donations
Highland Rural King
2016-10-03
$244
Sign posts
Gchs
2016-10-19
$220
Donation trivia sponsor
Baxter Distributing Company
2016-10-21
$217
Parade supplies
Shop N Save
2016-12-23
$209
Supplies
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