Dixon's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($22,518) going to Farina Consulting in Manchester. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dixon's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$22,518
42.2%
Television advertising
$15,000
28.1%
Billboard expenses
$4,950
9.3%
Newspaper advertising
$3,084
5.8%
Yard signs
$2,437
4.6%
Consulting
$1,849
3.5%
Production media expenses
$1,100
2.1%
Printing
$1,022
1.9%
Office supplies
$937
1.8%
Hall rental for raising funds
$300
0.6%
Rent
$160
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Farina Consulting
2017-03-21
$22,518
Mailing
Upset Campaigns, Inc
2017-03-28
$15,000
Television advertising
Arrow Signs and Outdoor Inc
2017-02-08
$4,950
Billboard expenses
Budget Signs
2017-02-27
$2,437
Yard signs
Kristopher Larson
2017-03-07
$1,610
Consulting
Riverbender.com
2017-03-08
$1,500
Newspaper advertising
Take It Home Productions, Inc
2017-03-27
$1,100
Production media expenses
Budget Signs
2017-01-13
$1,022
Printing
AdVantage News
2017-03-24
$749
Newspaper advertising
The Telegraph
2017-03-28
$710
Newspaper advertising
Office Depot
2017-02-14
$496
Office supplies
Office Depot
2017-01-23
$441
Office supplies
Old Bakery Beer Co
2017-03-30
$300
Hall rental for raising funds
NationBuilder
2017-03-09
$239
Consulting
Riverbender.com
2017-02-13
$160
Rent
Riverbender.com
2017-03-17
$125
Newspaper advertising