Parker's committee spent the most on billboard expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($15,332) going to Mid-America Advertising in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Parker's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Billboard expenses
$15,332
51.7%
Signs
$5,700
19.2%
Printing
$4,400
14.8%
Fund raising (food)
$2,150
7.3%
Sponsorships
$900
3%
Mailing
$513
1.7%
T-shirts
$416
1.4%
Ad books
$150
0.5%
Donations
$100
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Mid-America Advertising
2018-08-13
$11,535
Billboard expenses
Mid-America Advertising
2018-08-28
$3,796
Billboard expenses
MOW Printing, Inc.
2018-08-02
$2,996
Signs
MOW Printing, Inc.
2018-07-16
$2,704
Signs
The Lakehouse
2018-08-24
$2,150
Fund raising (food)
Soar Communications & Strategies
2018-09-26
$2,100
Printing
Soar Communications & Strategies
2018-08-30
$1,800
Printing
Mailing Methods
2018-07-23
$513
Mailing
Soar Communications & Strategies
2018-08-30
$500
Printing
Kelly Tracy Ad & Design
2018-08-17
$416
T-shirts
Boys & Girls Club of Alton, Inc.
2018-07-24
$250
Sponsorships
Italian Fest
2018-08-24
$250
Sponsorships
CHS Golf Scramble
2018-08-02
$200
Sponsorships
CHS Reunion
2018-08-30
$200
Sponsorships
NSL Ministries
2018-08-21
$150
Ad books
NSL Ministries
2018-08-06
$100
Donations
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