Thoms's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 70.4% of this total ($6,000) going to Hanna Edwards in Vandalia. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Thoms's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$8,520
59.3%
Signs
$2,693
18.8%
Research
$1,750
12.2%
Promotional items
$533
3.7%
Campaign staff
$250
1.7%
T-shirts
$219
1.5%
Fund raising entertainment
$167
1.2%
Phone bank expenses
$119
0.8%
Supplies
$109
0.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Quad City Press
2017-02-01
$2,693
Signs
Hanna Edwards
2017-03-02
$2,000
Campaign work
Hanna Edwards
2017-01-03
$2,000
Campaign work
Hanna Edwards
2017-02-01
$2,000
Campaign work
Eighteen 92 LLC
2017-02-17
$1,750
Research
Emma Werden
2017-01-23
$1,000
Campaign work
Ethan Dalaskey
2017-03-02
$520
Campaign work
Emma Werden
2017-03-17
$500
Campaign work
Emma Werden
2017-03-02
$500
Campaign work
Sams Club
2017-03-17
$266
Promotional items
Julia Moore
2017-03-02
$250
Campaign staff
Quad City Press
2017-02-09
$219
T-shirts
Quad City Press
2017-01-25
$219
Promotional items
Party City
2017-03-17
$167
Fund raising entertainment
Walmart
2017-01-25
$119
Phone bank expenses
Walmart
2017-02-21
$55
Supplies
Walmart
2017-03-24
$54
Supplies
Quad City Press
2017-01-25
$48
Promotional items
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