Swanson's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with 32.7% of this total ($604) going to Bureau County Republic in Princeton. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Swanson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$1,845
52.3%
Lodging
$1,139
32.3%
Donations
$450
12.8%
Parking
$90
2.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Bureau County Republic
2017-01-20
$604
Newspaper advertising
Galesburg Register Mail
2017-02-16
$480
Newspaper advertising
Henry County Advertiser
2017-01-18
$386
Newspaper advertising
Blackhawk East Foundation
2017-01-30
$275
Donations
State House Inn
2017-03-21
$237
Lodging
State House Inn
2017-03-15
$237
Lodging
State House Inn
2017-02-22
$235
Lodging
Geneseo Republic
2017-03-07
$195
Newspaper advertising
Royal Publishing
2017-01-12
$180
Newspaper advertising
State House Inn
2017-03-09
$176
Lodging
knox County Pork Producers
2017-02-07
$175
Donations
State House Inn
2017-01-25
$174
Lodging
State House Inn
2017-02-16
$78
Lodging
State House Inn
2017-03-24
$27
Parking
State House Inn
2017-03-17
$27
Parking
State House Inn
2017-02-27
$27
Parking
State House Inn
2017-02-17
$9
Parking
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