Bustos's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,352) going to QC Press in Moline. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bustos's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$6,352
34.8%
Mailing
$5,043
27.6%
Production media expenses
$3,000
16.4%
Signs
$2,379
13%
Radio advertising
$1,500
8.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Townsquare Ignite
2018-02-22
$3,000
Production media expenses
QC Press
2018-03-02
$2,836
Postage
QC Press
2018-03-09
$1,926
Mailing
QC Press
2018-02-13
$1,857
Mailing
QC Press
2018-03-14
$1,813
Postage
QC Press
2018-03-02
$1,750
Signs
QC Press
2018-02-01
$1,701
Postage
WGVV Radio
2018-02-19
$1,500
Radio advertising
QC Press
2018-03-22
$1,259
Mailing
QC Press
2018-01-04
$629
Signs