Weikert's committee spent the most on lawn signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($923) going to QC Press in Moline. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Weikert's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Lawn signs
$923
33.5%
Signs
$645
23.4%
Palm cards
$388
14.1%
Mailing
$255
9.3%
Newspaper advertising
$240
8.7%
Promotional items
$139
5.1%
Food
$128
4.7%
Fund raising (food)
$33
1.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
QC Press
2016-01-11
$645
Signs
QC Press
2016-01-08
$483
Lawn signs
QC Press
2016-02-10
$388
Palm cards
QC Press
2016-02-15
$322
Lawn signs
JV Consulting Services
2016-02-10
$255
Mailing
Moline Dispatch
2016-02-12
$240
Newspaper advertising
QC Press
2016-02-18
$139
Promotional items
Pam Schalk
2016-02-18
$128
Food
QC Press
2016-02-26
$117
Lawn signs
Pam Schalk
2016-01-30
$33
Fund raising (food)