Ruocco's committee spent the most on principal payment in the quarter, with all those payments ($64,960) going to Katherine Ruocco in Swansea. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ruocco's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Principal payment
$64,960
67.9%
Mailing
$11,460
12%
Television advertising
$9,550
10%
Advertising on facebook
$3,460
3.6%
Printing
$2,476
2.6%
Newspaper advertising
$1,781
1.9%
Computer services
$900
0.9%
Production media expenses
$700
0.7%
Telephone services
$369
0.4%
Advervising on facebook
$34
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Katherine Ruocco
2018-01-05
$60,000
Principal payment
Mailing Methods
2018-03-13
$11,460
Mailing
Katherine Ruocco
2018-03-26
$4,920
Principal payment
Spectrum Reach
2018-03-01
$3,500
Television advertising
Spectrum Reach
2018-03-05
$3,000
Television advertising
Spectrum Reach
2018-02-23
$2,000
Television advertising
Spectrum Reach
2018-03-06
$900
Computer services
Facebook
2018-03-19
$750
Advertising on facebook
Facebook
2018-02-11
$750
Advertising on facebook
Printmaster
2018-02-16
$750
Printing
Printmaster
2018-02-08
$750
Printing
Belleville News Democrat
2018-03-13
$749
Newspaper advertising
Facebook
2018-01-23
$715
Advertising on facebook
Spectrum Reach
2018-02-22
$700
Production media expenses
Facebook
2018-03-31
$638
Advertising on facebook
Vistaprint
2018-02-15
$621
Printing
Spectrum Reach
2018-02-26
$600
Television advertising
Republic Times
2018-03-07
$461
Newspaper advertising
Spectrum Reach
2018-02-14
$450
Television advertising
Robodial
2018-03-19
$369
Telephone services
Facebook
2018-02-28
$307
Advertising on facebook
Ofallon Weekly
2018-03-14
$300
Newspaper advertising
Facebook
2018-01-31
$298
Advertising on facebook
Nashville News
2018-03-12
$200
Newspaper advertising
Printmaster
2018-03-12
$185
Printing
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