Ruocco's committee spent the most on principal payment in the quarter, with all those payments ($19,000) going to Katherine Ruocco in Swansea. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ruocco's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Principal payment
$19,000
35%
Postage
$14,993
27.6%
Printing
$6,733
12.4%
Television media
$3,486
6.4%
Television advertising
$2,907
5.4%
Website expenses
$2,222
4.1%
Newspaper advertising
$1,967
3.6%
Rent
$1,100
2%
Robo calls
$875
1.6%
Production media expenses
$450
0.8%
Signs
$401
0.7%
Staff salaries
$200
0.4%
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
Katherine Ruocco
2016-11-07
$12,000
Principal payment
Katherine Ruocco
2016-12-14
$5,000
Principal payment
United States Post Office
2016-11-02
$4,935
Postage
United States Post Office
2016-11-02
$4,700
Postage
United States Post Office
2016-11-03
$4,700
Postage
Spectrum Reach
2016-10-28
$3,486
Television media
Freeburg Printing
2016-11-02
$2,047
Printing
Katherine Ruocco
2016-11-09
$2,000
Principal payment
Belleville News Democrat
2016-11-04
$1,967
Newspaper advertising
Freeburg Printing
2016-11-02
$1,901
Printing
Spectrum Reach
2016-11-03
$1,865
Television advertising
Freeburg Printing
2016-11-03
$1,823
Printing
Spectrum Reach
2016-10-31
$1,042
Television advertising
Message Communications Inc.
2016-10-13
$875
Robo calls
Elder Care Matters LLC
2016-10-01
$850
Rent
Facebook
2016-10-29
$750
Website expenses
Facebook
2016-10-23
$750
Website expenses
Print Master
2016-11-02
$710
Printing
Spectrum Reach
2016-10-25
$450
Production media expenses
United States Post Office
2016-10-20
$423
Postage
Google Adwords
2016-11-01
$410
Website expenses
NuWay Concrete
2016-10-24
$401
Signs
Elder Care Matters LLC
2016-11-01
$250
Rent
Amazon
2016-10-17
$249
Printing
United States Post Office
2016-10-26
$235
Postage
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