Brady's committee spent the most on promotional items in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,171) going to Business Forms Management in Lake St. Louis. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Brady's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Promotional items
$1,171
22%
Digital ads
$1,000
18.8%
Social media advertising
$886
16.7%
Branding
$500
9.4%
Polling
$500
9.4%
Fundraising tool
$287
5.4%
Software
$278
5.2%
Campaign christmas cards
$247
4.6%
Fund raising (food)
$240
4.5%
Gasoline
$208
3.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 13 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Business Forms Management
2017-12-03
$1,171
Promotional items
Xpress Professional Services
2017-12-11
$1,000
Digital ads
Facebook
2017-12-22
$500
Social media advertising
Four Winds Consulting
2017-11-28
$500
Branding
Xpress Professional Services
2017-12-01
$500
Polling
Facebook
2017-12-01
$386
Social media advertising
Stripe
2017-12-30
$287
Fundraising tool
NationBuilder
2017-11-13
$278
Software
Shutterfly
2017-12-13
$247
Campaign christmas cards
Centralia House Restaurant
2017-12-07
$240
Fund raising (food)
Phillips 66
2017-12-18
$74
Gasoline
Phillips 66
2017-12-11
$71
Gasoline
Phillips 66
2017-12-07
$63
Gasoline