Lee's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,684) going to Usps in East Moline. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lee's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$10,684
33%
Printing
$4,505
13.9%
Production media expenses
$3,700
11.4%
Graphic design
$2,700
8.4%
Mailing
$2,300
7.1%
Newspaper advertising
$2,226
6.9%
Campaign staff
$1,500
4.6%
Signs
$1,361
4.2%
Consulting
$1,200
3.7%
Fund raising (food)
$1,173
3.6%
Yard signs
$755
2.3%
Sponsorships
$250
0.8%
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
Usps
2016-03-07
$3,528
Postage
Usps
2016-02-01
$3,528
Postage
Usps
2016-02-21
$3,528
Postage
Silver Oaks
2016-02-11
$2,600
Graphic design
Silver Oaks
2016-01-19
$2,550
Production media expenses
Moline Dispatch Publishing Co.
2016-03-11
$2,226
Newspaper advertising
Quad City Press
2016-02-05
$1,430
Printing
Quad City Press
2016-03-07
$1,379
Printing
Quad City Press
2016-02-17
$1,379
Printing
Regal Tool
2016-03-30
$1,200
Consulting
JV Consulting
2016-02-21
$1,150
Mailing
JV Consulting
2016-02-01
$1,150
Mailing
JV Consulting
2016-03-07
$1,150
Production media expenses
Moline Viking Club
2016-01-15
$882
Fund raising (food)
Precision Signz
2016-01-04
$755
Yard signs
Jeanette Hunter
2016-02-03
$750
Campaign staff
Richard Dick Potter
2016-02-03
$750
Campaign staff
Precision Signz
2016-01-26
$588
Signs
Precision Signz
2016-02-11
$453
Signs
Precision Signz
2016-01-12
$320
Signs
Quad City Press
2016-01-29
$317
Printing
Jeanette Hunter
2016-03-11
$291
Fund raising (food)
Boys & Girls Club
2016-01-14
$250
Sponsorships
Silver Oaks
2016-03-01
$100
Graphic design
Usps
2016-01-08
$49
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