Swanson's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,327) going to Sterling Post Office in Sterling. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Swanson's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$9,327
35.6%
Staff salaries
$7,500
28.6%
Brochures
$3,641
13.9%
Newspaper advertising
$2,497
9.5%
Signs
$885
3.4%
Campaign staff
$750
2.9%
Election day expenses
$743
2.8%
Telephones
$559
2.1%
Utilities
$280
1.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Sterling Post Office
2016-10-31
$9,327
Postage
Sauk Valley Media
2016-10-26
$3,641
Brochures
Deann Schweitzer
2016-11-08
$3,000
Staff salaries
Deann Schweitzer
2016-10-11
$3,000
Staff salaries
Deann Schweitzer
2016-11-16
$1,500
Staff salaries
All in Stitches
2016-11-01
$885
Signs
Woodhull Travel Plaza
2016-11-16
$743
Election day expenses
Galesburg Register Mail
2016-11-03
$730
Newspaper advertising
Bureau County Republic
2016-11-04
$638
Newspaper advertising
Tim Denner
2016-11-10
$500
Campaign staff
News Tribune
2016-11-02
$469
Newspaper advertising
Henry County Advertiser
2016-11-01
$436
Newspaper advertising
Frontier Communications
2016-11-03
$317
Telephones
Ameren
2016-12-07
$280
Utilities
Angie Barham
2016-11-11
$250
Campaign staff
Frontier Communications
2016-12-28
$241
Telephones
The Times Record
2016-11-04
$223
Newspaper advertising
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