Swanson's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 33.9% of this total ($500) going to Friends for Public Safety in Rock Island. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Swanson's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$1,477
43.8%
Fund raising (food)
$760
22.5%
Campaign work
$700
20.8%
Yard signs
$436
12.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Rolling Smoke restaurant
2016-08-29
$760
Fund raising (food)
Rock Island County Democratic Party
2016-08-08
$700
Campaign work
Friends for Public Safety
2016-09-21
$500
Donations
Quad City Press
2016-07-26
$436
Yard signs
Citizens for Ryan Shoemaker
2016-08-29
$290
Donations
Friends of Tim Erno
2016-08-29
$242
Donations
Friends of Jeff Deppe
2016-08-29
$235
Donations
Friends of Brian Vyncke
2016-08-29
$210
Donations