Sutton's committee spent the most on radio advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,780) going to Miller Media Group in Taylorville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sutton's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Radio advertising
$3,780
33.5%
Printing
$3,536
31.3%
Newspaper advertising
$1,631
14.4%
Utilities
$535
4.7%
Food election night party
$500
4.4%
Political sign reimbursement
$500
4.4%
Phones for election phone bank
$324
2.9%
Committee christmas party
$250
2.2%
Postage
$243
2.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Miller Media Group
2016-10-25
$3,780
Radio advertising
PS Printing
2016-11-15
$3,439
Printing
Breeze Courier
2016-12-07
$1,376
Newspaper advertising
Los Rancheros
2016-11-08
$500
Food election night party
Vicki McMahon
2016-12-13
$500
Political sign reimbursement
Electronic Purchasing Agent
2016-10-24
$324
Phones for election phone bank
Golden Prairie News
2016-12-21
$255
Newspaper advertising
Ameren Illinois
2016-10-21
$252
Utilities
Taylorville American Legion
2016-12-08
$250
Committee christmas party
Ameren Illinois
2016-11-21
$192
Utilities
US Postmaster
2016-11-28
$141
Postage
US Postmaster
2016-11-25
$102
Postage
PS Printing
2016-12-22
$97
Printing
Ameren Illinois
2016-12-20
$90
Utilities
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