Swanson's committee spent the most on campaign staff in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Deann Schweitzer in Kewanee. 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
Campaign staff
$3,000
23%
Palm cards
$2,431
18.6%
Brochures
$2,286
17.5%
Campaign work
$1,020
7.8%
Rent
$1,000
7.7%
Telephones
$931
7.1%
Signs
$530
4.1%
Magazine advertising
$460
3.5%
Supplies
$418
3.2%
Utilities
$378
2.9%
Newspaper advertising
$290
2.2%
T-shirts
$161
1.2%
Office supplies
$140
1.1%
Computer - printer
$25
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Deann Schweitzer
2016-09-02
$3,000
Campaign staff
All in Stitches
2016-08-18
$2,431
Palm cards
Uncle Walters
2016-08-10
$1,000
Rent
Frontier Communications
2016-09-28
$931
Telephones
All in Stitches
2016-09-20
$913
Brochures
All in Stitches
2016-09-12
$638
Brochures
Erica Dynes
2016-09-07
$550
Campaign work
All in Stitches
2016-07-12
$530
Signs
Ipromoteu
2016-09-12
$464
Brochures
Erica Dynes
2016-07-12
$390
Campaign work
Ameren
2016-09-28
$378
Utilities
Farm King
2016-09-09
$340
Supplies
Galesburg Register Mail
2016-08-25
$290
Newspaper advertising
Royal Publishing
2016-08-30
$275
Magazine advertising
All in Stitches
2016-09-20
$269
Brochures
EN Athletics
2016-08-23
$185
Magazine advertising
All in Stitches
2016-08-10
$132
T-shirts
Wal-Mart
2016-08-23
$93
Office supplies
Erica Dynes
2016-07-06
$80
Campaign work
Wal-Mart
2016-09-12
$77
Supplies
Wal-Mart
2016-08-09
$47
Office supplies
All in Stitches
2016-08-03
$29
T-shirts
Wal-Mart
2016-07-18
$25
Computer - printer