Patton's committee spent the most on televison in the quarter, with all those payments ($79,300) going to Hodas & Associates in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Patton's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Televison
$79,300
48.3%
Television
$53,980
32.9%
Mailing
$14,526
8.9%
Postage
$7,350
4.5%
Billboard expenses
$3,150
1.9%
Legal fees
$2,200
1.3%
Supplies
$905
0.6%
Utilities
$741
0.5%
Campaign staff
$400
0.2%
Social media
$364
0.2%
Automated call
$345
0.2%
Telephone polling
$333
0.2%
Production media expenses
$301
0.2%
Internet access
$159
0.1%
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
Hodas & Associates
2018-10-18
$60,000
Televison
Hodas & Associates
2018-10-04
$26,990
Television
Hodas & Associates
2018-10-09
$26,990
Television
Hodas & Associates
2018-10-15
$19,300
Televison
U.S. Postmaster
2018-10-24
$7,350
Postage
Mid America Real Estate & Development Corporation
2018-10-02
$3,150
Billboard expenses
Adlexx
2018-10-24
$3,110
Mailing
Adlexx
2018-10-22
$2,542
Mailing
Adlexx
2018-11-02
$2,244
Mailing
Adlexx
2018-10-11
$2,227
Mailing
Adlexx
2018-10-01
$2,223
Mailing
HeplerBroom
2018-11-21
$2,200
Legal fees
Adlexx
2018-10-01
$2,178
Mailing
Sam's Club
2018-10-23
$404
Supplies
Ameren
2018-10-24
$393
Utilities
Hodas & Associates
2018-11-07
$345
Automated call
Hodas & Associates
2018-11-06
$333
Telephone polling
Ameren
2018-11-06
$327
Utilities
Facebook
2018-10-10
$301
Production media expenses
Facebook
2018-11-06
$239
Social media
Justin Sinner
2018-11-06
$200
Campaign staff
Matt Zimmerman
2018-11-06
$200
Campaign staff
Office Depot Inc.
2018-10-25
$175
Supplies
Sam's Club
2018-10-26
$145
Supplies
Office Depot Inc.
2018-10-26
$88
Supplies
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