Smith's committee spent the most on consulting fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to CounterPoint, LLC. in Nashville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting fees
$5,000
25.7%
Fund raising (food)
$2,900
14.9%
Promotional items
$2,400
12.4%
Signs, bumper stickers, decals
$1,753
9%
T-shirts
$1,564
8.1%
Graphic design
$1,309
6.7%
Printing
$1,139
5.9%
Postage
$588
3%
Hoodies
$562
2.9%
Social media
$521
2.7%
Newspaper advertising
$500
2.6%
Candy
$333
1.7%
Sponsorships
$250
1.3%
Food
$231
1.2%
Donations
$200
1%
Meals
$182
0.9%
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
CounterPoint, LLC.
2017-10-02
$5,000
Consulting fees
Big Daddy's
2017-11-30
$2,900
Fund raising (food)
ABCompuprint
2017-10-07
$1,753
Signs, bumper stickers, decals
Kelly Tracy Ad & Design
2017-10-10
$1,196
T-shirts
CounterPoint, LLC.
2017-10-02
$1,109
Graphic design
Kelly Tracy Ad & Design
2017-11-07
$562
Hoodies
Minuteman Press
2017-11-30
$506
Printing
Scott Camp Lincoln Exchange
2017-12-11
$457
Promotional items
U.S. Postal Service
2017-10-24
$392
Postage
Kelly Tracy Ad & Design
2017-10-10
$368
T-shirts
Scott Camp Lincoln Exchange
2017-11-30
$333
Promotional items
Minuteman Press
2017-11-03
$332
Printing
Target
2017-11-24
$310
Promotional items
Johnnie Brocks Dungeon
2017-10-22
$283
Promotional items
Logo It
2017-11-10
$281
Promotional items
Facebook
2017-11-13
$250
Social media
Advantage News
2017-12-08
$250
Newspaper advertising
Advantage News
2017-11-08
$250
Newspaper advertising
Boys and Girls Club of Alton
2017-10-10
$250
Sponsorships
Target
2017-11-10
$217
Promotional items
Target
2017-10-30
$212
Candy
Journal Printing
2017-10-27
$200
Printing
ABCompuprint
2017-10-02
$200
Graphic design
Big Daddy's
2017-12-01
$200
Food
Granite City Mendoza Memorial
2017-11-30
$200
Donations
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