Bernot's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,427) going to O'Connor Mailing Services, INC. in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bernot's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$5,427
31.9%
Newspaper advertising
$2,863
16.9%
Yard signs
$2,673
15.7%
Mail pieces
$1,708
10.1%
Fm radio wsmi advertising
$1,145
6.7%
Fm radio advertising
$788
4.6%
Advertising-online
$400
2.4%
Palm cards/ door to door flyers
$374
2.2%
Event sponsor
$350
2.1%
Advertising-macoupin county basketball tourney magazine
$315
1.9%
Waox fm radio advertising
$300
1.8%
Food for fundraiser
$204
1.2%
Automated calls
$175
1%
Online advertising
$135
0.8%
Am radio advertising
$135
0.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
O'Connor Mailing Services, INC.
2016-03-25
$3,403
Mailing
A & B Printing
2016-02-14
$2,673
Yard signs
O'Connor Mailing Services, INC.
2016-03-25
$2,023
Mailing
Enquirer-Democrat
2016-03-10
$1,329
Newspaper advertising
Talley Broadcasting-WSMI
2016-03-10
$1,145
Fm radio wsmi advertising
InTouch
2016-03-10
$876
Mail pieces
InTouch
2016-03-04
$832
Mail pieces
Talley Broadcasting-WSMI
2016-03-29
$788
Fm radio advertising
Staunton Star Times
2016-02-29
$540
Newspaper advertising
Gold Nugget Publication
2016-02-24
$480
Newspaper advertising
Bengil Post
2016-02-29
$400
Advertising-online
InTouch
2016-01-21
$374
Palm cards/ door to door flyers
Ducks Unlimited-Highball Chapter
2016-02-12
$350
Event sponsor
Royal Publishing
2016-01-11
$315
Advertising-macoupin county basketball tourney magazine
Enquirer-Democrat
2016-02-22
$300
Newspaper advertising
Talley Broadcasting-WSMI
2016-03-10
$300
Waox fm radio advertising
Fema
2016-01-25
$204
Food for fundraiser
Bengil Post
2016-01-11
$135
Online advertising
Talley Broadcasting-WSMI
2016-02-29
$135
Am radio advertising
Ngpvan
2016-03-16
$125
Automated calls
Enquirer-Democrat
2016-02-24
$110
Newspaper advertising
Staunton Star Times
2016-02-21
$104
Newspaper advertising
Ngpvan
2016-02-03
$50
Automated calls
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