Dugan's committee spent the most on advertising in the quarter, with 88.2% of this total ($10,487) going to XPS Professional Services in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dugan's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising
$11,894
42%
Newspaper advertising
$5,738
20.3%
Radio advertising
$2,930
10.4%
Robo calls
$2,508
8.9%
Printing
$1,812
6.4%
Production media expenses
$700
2.5%
Billboard expenses
$650
2.3%
Fund raising (food)
$500
1.8%
Accounting fees
$500
1.8%
Website expenses
$425
1.5%
Food
$339
1.2%
Postage
$200
0.7%
Post office box
$100
0.4%
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
XPS Professional Services
2018-10-15
$5,487
Advertising
XPS Professional Services
2018-10-04
$5,000
Advertising
Dialing Services, LLC
2018-10-30
$2,508
Robo calls
Belleville News Democrat
2018-11-04
$2,364
Newspaper advertising
97.1FMTalk
2018-11-04
$1,930
Radio advertising
Alton Telegraph
2018-11-04
$1,200
Newspaper advertising
WBGZ Radio
2018-11-04
$1,000
Radio advertising
Advantage News
2018-10-31
$817
Newspaper advertising
Facebook
2018-10-22
$750
Advertising
Lamar
2018-10-09
$650
Billboard expenses
Advantage News
2018-10-02
$598
Newspaper advertising
Facebook
2018-12-03
$558
Advertising
Justin Fallon
2018-10-21
$500
Production media expenses
Michael's Restaurant
2018-10-30
$500
Fund raising (food)
Jeremy Plank
2018-11-13
$500
Accounting fees
Getwebbed.net
2018-10-10
$425
Website expenses
Troy Times-Tribune
2018-10-25
$399
Newspaper advertising
VistaPrint
2018-10-19
$383
Printing
Budget Signs
2018-10-18
$376
Printing
Pioneer Paper
2018-10-22
$360
Newspaper advertising
High Flyers Grill
2018-12-12
$339
Food
Stars & Stripes Screen Printing
2018-10-09
$330
Printing
Stars & Stripes Screen Printing
2018-10-10
$245
Printing
Chip Faulkner
2018-10-25
$200
Production media expenses
VistaPrint
2018-10-09
$163
Printing
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